Fish Resources Management Act 1994

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024

 

 

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 128S amended1

5.Regulations 128T and 128U inserted2

128T.Landing demersal finfish prohibited2

128U.CEO must determine method and allocate quota tags for purposes of r. 128T4

 

Fish Resources Management Act 1994

Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995.

4.Regulation 128S amended

(1)In regulation 128S(1) in the definition of restricted fishing tour after “a restricted” insert:

 

fishing

 

(2)In regulation 128S(2) in the Penalty delete “Penalty:” and insert:

 

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of

 

(3)In regulation 128S(3) in the Penalty delete “Penalty:” and insert:

 

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of

 

(4)In regulation 128S(4) in the Penalty delete “Penalty:” and insert:

 

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of

 

5.Regulations 128T and 128U inserted

At the end of Part 11 Division 5 insert:

 

128T.Landing demersal finfish prohibited

(1)The master of a boat used for a fishing tour conducted under a fishing tour operator’s licence in the West Coast Region must not —

(a)bring onto land a demersal finfish, whether it is a whole fish or is filleted, from the boat; or

(b)allow a participant on the tour to bring onto land a demersal finfish, whether it is a whole fish or is filleted, from the boat.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000.

(2)It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subregulation (1) for the person charged to prove that —

(a)at the time the demersal finfish was taken there were 1 or more current quota tags on the boat; and

(b)for a fish that is a relevant demersal finfish —

(i)that is a whole fish — the fish is landed with a current quota tag attached to the fish in the prescribed way; or

(ii)that is filleted — the fish is landed with a current quota tag stored with the fillets and the locking mechanism of the quota tag is engaged.

(3)In subregulation (2) —

prescribed way, for attaching a current quota tag to a relevant demersal finfish that is a whole fish, means —

(a)the quota tag is inserted through the mouth and gill slit of the fish; and

(b)the locking mechanism of the quota tag is engaged;

quota tag has the meaning given in regulation 128U(1);

relevant demersal finfish means a fish of any of the following species —

(a)Cod, Breaksea;

(b)Dhufish, West Australian;

(c)Groper, Baldchin;

(d)Snapper (Pink Snapper).

128U.CEO must determine method and allocate quota tags for purposes of r. 128T

(1)In this regulation —

licensee means a holder of a fishing tour operator’s licence to conduct a fishing tour for a commercial purpose in the West Coast Region;

quota period means a year ending on 30 June;

quota tag means a tag —

(a)in a form approved by the CEO; and

(b)that specifies —

(i)the quota period for which the tag is current; and

(ii)a distinguishing letter and number (tag serial number) allocated in respect of the tag.

(2)For the purposes of regulation 128T, the CEO must —

(a)determine a method, that the CEO is satisfied meets the purposes referred to in subregulation (4), for determining the number of quota tags to be allocated under subregulation (3)(a) to licensees for a quota period; and

(b)publish the method on the Department’s website.

(3)The CEO must also, for the purposes of regulation 128T, for a quota period —

(a)allocate, in accordance with the method most recently published, quota tags to licensees; and

(b)issue the quota tags accordingly.

(4)The purposes of a method determined by the CEO under subregulation (2)(a) are to —

(a)maintain the sustainability of demersal finfish in the West Coast Region; and

(b)provide a fair and reasonable way of allocating quota tags to licensees.

(5)A method determined under subregulation (2)(a) may provide for no quota tags to be allocated to a licensee for a quota period.

(6)The CEO —

(a)may amend or replace a method determined under subregulation (2)(a); and

(b)must publish the amended method or replacement method on the Department’s website.

 

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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