Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ADJUSTMENT SCHEMES ACT 1987 - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        Account means the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Trust Account kept at the Treasury under section 5;

        affected person , in relation to a compulsory fisheries adjustment scheme, means a person who holds —

            (a)         an authorisation that is to be cancelled; or

            (b)         an entitlement that is to be reduced,

        under that scheme;

        chairman means the chairman of a committee;

        committee means a committee of management established under section 11;

        Compensation Act means the Fishing and Related Industries Compensation (Marine Reserves) Act 1997 ;

        compulsory fisheries adjustment scheme means a scheme established under section 14B;

        eligible person , in relation to a voluntary fisheries adjustment scheme, means a person who is entitled to offer the surrender of —

            (a)         an authorisation; or

            (b)         part of an entitlement,

        under that scheme;

        fisheries adjustment scheme means —

            (a)         a compulsory fisheries adjustment scheme; or

            (b)         a voluntary fisheries adjustment scheme;

        Fisheries Research and Development Account means the Fisheries Research and Development Account referred to in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 ;

        member , in relation to a committee, means a member of the committee;

        Recreational Fishing Account means the Recreational Fishing Account referred to in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 ;

        voluntary fisheries adjustment scheme means a scheme established under section 10B.

        (2)         Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in this Act has the same meaning as in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 .

        (3)         In this Act, a reference to reducing the size of any fishery or fisheries includes a reference to —

            (a)         reducing the number of persons fishing in the fishery or fisheries; or

            (b)         reducing the number of boats used for fishing in the fishery or fisheries; or

            (c)         reducing the amount of fishing gear used for fishing in the fishery or fisheries; or

            (d)         reducing the quantity of fish taken from the fishery or fisheries; or

            (e)         reducing the period of time during which fishing is engaged in within the fishery or fisheries; or

            (f)         reducing the area in which fishing is engaged in within the fishery or fisheries.

        (4)         In subsection (3) —

        reducing , in relation to a number, amount or quantity, includes reducing the number, amount or quantity to zero.

        [Section 3 amended by No. 54 of 1994 s. 6; No. 39 of 1997 s. 14; No. 55 of 2004 s. 395; No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 69(1); No. 38 of 2009 s. 4.]