This Act, consisting of 91 sections divided into eleven Parts, aims at promoting ecologically sustainable development of marine and inland aquaculture, maximising benefits to the community from the State's aquaculture resources, and at ensuring the efficient and effective regulation of the aquaculture industry. The Act contains provisions on its administration (Part 3), the elaboration and implementation of aquaculture policies (Part 4), licences and leases (Parts 5-7) and inspections and enforcement of the Act. The Act provides for the establishment and operation of the Aquaculture Advisory Committee and of the Aquaculture Tenure Allocation Board, an advisory body of the Government on matters related to the allocation of tenure for aquaculture. The Act also establishes the Aquaculture Resource Management Fund and regulates its operation.
Australie · 2001-12-06