A commercial fish hatchery breeding fish for sale to pet shops and aquariums does not constitute a 'farming operation' within s 4 of the Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW), and accordingly the mediation requirements of that Act do not apply to mortgage enforcement over such property. The question whether aquaculture for human consumption constitutes a 'farming operation' was expressly left open.
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