The Act provides for the management, use, development and protection of fisheries resources and fish habitats and for the management of aquaculture activities. It consists of 12 Parts divided into 258 sections and one Schedule: Preliminary (Part 1); Ministerial Advisory Bodies (Part 2); Chief Executive (Part 3); Fisheries Management (Part 5); Protection and Conservation of Fish Habitats (Part 6); Commonwealth-State Management of Fisheries (Part 7); Enforcement (Part 8); Review of Decisions by QCAT(Part 9); Miscellaneous (Part 11) and Transitional Provisions (Part 12). Part 5 contains provisions on: the preparation of management plans; compensation rights in particular circumstances; closed seasons and quotas; licences and permits; registers and certificates; fisheries development approvals; fisheries offences; prohibited fishing apparatus; noxious and non-indigenous fisheries resources and aquaculture fish; diseased fisheries resources; Fisheries Research Fund; offences and penalties; etc. Part 6 provides for the protection of fish habitat areas and for the protection of marine plants in the habitats.
Австралия · 1994-09-08