Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 4A

4A .         Precautionary principle, effect of

                In the performance or exercise of a function or power under this Act, lack of full scientific certainty must not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks or the aquatic environment.

        [Section 4A inserted by No. 43 of 2011 s. 5.]