These Rules, consisting of 148 sections divided into five Parts and completed by 14 Schedules, apply to scalefish fishery. The Rules are divided into the following parts: Preliminary (1); General Division 1 - Preliminary (2); Commercial Fishing Division 1 - Licences Subdivision 1 - General (3); Non-commercial Fishing Division 1 - General (4); and Miscellaneous (5). The Rules provide for areas where scalefish fishing may occur, matters relating to the characteristics of scalefish, opening and closing seasons of saclefish fishery, commercial and non-commercial fishing gear, limits on the taking and possessing of fish and for the authority to take scalefish using a fishing licence. Part 3 set out detailed provisions relating to the different classes of scalefish fishing licences, including: granting of certain licences; fishing for commercial purposes; prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas, etc.
أستراليا · 2015-11-01