South Australian Consolidated Regulations

AQUACULTURE REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 3

3—Interpretation

        (1)         In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

"abalone" means abalone (Haliotis spp.) of all species;

"accredited laboratory" means a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities and capable of detecting oxidised nitrogen, ammonia and soluble phosphorous at concentrations of 0.1 mg/L or less and total suspended solids at 5 mg/L or less;

"Act" means the Aquaculture Act 2001;

"antifoulant" means a chemical substance designed for application to water submerged surfaces to inhibit the growth of plants, animals or other organisms on those surfaces;

"aquaculture waste" means waste generated in the course of carrying on aquaculture, but does not include waste created by living aquatic organisms;

"disease" includes any bacterium, virus, parasite, insect or other organism or agent capable of causing disease in animals or humans;

"farming structure" includes sea cages and racks, longlines and submerged lines used for aquaculture, together with their associated baskets, barrels, lanterns and other culture units;

"finfish" means all members of the classes Myxini, Actinopterygii and Elasmobranchii ;

"GDA94" means the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994;

"large marine vertebrates" means sharks, seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales;

"lease area" means the area of the lease described on the public register under section 80 of the Act;

"licence area" means the area of the licence described on the public register under section 80 of the Act;

"licensee" means the holder of an aquaculture licence;

"prescribed wild caught tuna" means members of the genera Allothunnus , Auxis , Euthunnus , Katsuwonus , and Thunnus that have been taken from the wild;

"protected animal" means—

            (a)         a protected animal within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ; or

            (b)         a great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias );

"reporting day", in relation to a licence, means—

            (a)         if the licence authorises the farming of finfish—31 January; or

            (b)         in any other case—31 August;

"reporting year", in relation to a licence, means—

            (a)         if the licence authorises the farming of finfish—a period of 12 months commencing on 1 December; or

            (b)         in any other case—a period of 12 months commencing on 1 July;

"sea cage" means a floating farming structure used for aquaculture comprised of or incorporating a net;

"WGS84" means the World Geodetic System 1984;

"zone" means an aquaculture zone, a prospective aquaculture zone, an aquaculture exclusion zone or an aquaculture emergency zone.

        (2)         Without limiting when the number of aquatic organisms farmed under a licence that die within a period of 24 hours will be taken to be "unusually high", the number will be taken to be unusually high if it is 20% (or more) greater than the average number of aquatic organisms farmed under the licence that have died each day over the preceding 3 months.