Fisheries Management Act 1994

There is to be paid into the Recreational Fishing (Saltwater) Trust Fund—

all fees paid for the registration of fishing gear used for recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and

the proceeds of the sale of tags, or other identification, to be used on fish taken by recreational estuarine and marine fishers, and

all recreational fishing fees, other than any amount or proportion of those fees allocated to the Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund, and

any gift or bequest of money for the purposes of that Fund, and

any other money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of that Fund or required by law to be paid into that Fund.

There may be paid out of that Fund—

the costs of taking measures to enhance, maintain or protect recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and

the costs of carrying out research into estuarine and marine fish and their ecosystems, and

the costs of management and administration of recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and

the costs of ensuring compliance with recreational estuarine and marine fishing regulatory controls, and

the costs of consultative arrangements with recreational estuarine and marine fishers.

The Minister is to consult any relevant advisory council on recreational fishing established under section 229 about policies and priorities for expenditure from that Fund.