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TASMANIA
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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 40 amended (Miscellaneous matters)
5. Section 255A inserted
255A. Possession and use of trawl nets
6. Section 279 amended (Industry levy)
7. Repeal of Act
[Bill 14]-VII
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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
SHANE DONNELLY, Clerk of the House
11 April 2017
(Brought in by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water,
the Honourable Jeremy Page Rockliff)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Living Marine Resources Management
Act 1995
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Living Marine
Resources Management Amendment Act 2017.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Living Marine Resources
Management Act 1995* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
4. Section 40 amended (Miscellaneous matters)
Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (2)
"Minister, by public notice," and
substituting "Minister";
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (2):
(3) If the rules provide for the
Minister to make a determination,
the rules must specify how that
determination is to be notified.
5. Section 255A inserted
After section 255 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Division 8:
255A. Possession and use of trawl nets
(1) In this section -
board trawl net means a funnel-
shaped, or cone-shaped, net that -
*No. 25 of 1995
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(a) uses trawl doors or otter
boards to assist in holding
the net mouth open when
towed through the water;
and
(b) ends with a bag or cod
end; and
(c) when in use, is towed by a
fishing vessel;
pair trawl net means a funnel-shaped,
or cone-shaped, net that -
(a) has a mouth that, when
towed through the water,
is held open by warps or
lines that are connected to
2 fishing vessels; and
(b) ends with a bag or cod
end; and
(c) when in use, is towed by
2 fishing vessels;
trawl net means the following nets:
(a) board trawl net;
(b) pair trawl net.
(2) A person must not be in possession of a
trawl net on a fishing vessel in State
waters, unless the possession of the trawl
net on that fishing vessel is authorised
under the law of another jurisdiction.
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Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty
units or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(3) A person must not use a trawl net in State
waters.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty
units or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 2 years, or both.
6. Section 279 amended (Industry levy)
Section 279 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (2) the following
subsection:
(2A) The amount of levy determined to be
payable under subsection (2) may be
expressed in fee units as if it were a fee
within the meaning of the Fee Units Act
1997.
7. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
6 Government Printer, Tasmania