NSW fisheries legislation regulating abalone in waters beyond the mean low water mark is valid under both s 5 of the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) and s 2 of the Australia Act 1986 (Cth), and the cooperative arrangement under s 77 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Cth) precludes any s 109 inconsistency argument.
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