Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts19. Where, in respect of a fishery, there is in force an arrangement under which the Joint Authority has the management of the fishery and the fishery is to be managed in accordance with the law of the State, the Joint Authority has the functions of keeping constantly under consideration the condition of the fishery, formulating policies and plans for the good management of the fishery and, for the purposes of the management of the fishery, exercising the powers conferred on it by this Act and cooperating and consulting with other authorities in matters of common concern.