Allocation of fishing determination to commercial fishing authority holders
40Q Allocation of fishing determination to commercial fishing authority holders
The Secretary may allocate a commercial fishing determination among commercial fishing authority holders.
A commercial fishing determination is to be allocated only if—
the regulations require the fishing determination to be allocated, or
the Minister directs that the fishing determination be allocated.
The regulations may provide for and, subject to the regulations, the Minister may direct—
the extent to which a commercial fishing determination is to be allocated amongst commercial fishing authority holders (that is, whether the whole or part of a commercial fishing determination is to be allocated), and
the commercial fishing authority holders, or class of commercial fishing authority holders, to whom an allocation is to be made, and
the manner in which the commercial fishing determination (or any part of the fishing determination) is to be allocated.
Note.
A power to make regulations includes a power to include provisions in a management plan for a share management fishery with respect to that matter. See section 57.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
, The regulations may provide
). Made under this Act:
- Fisheries Management (Abalone Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000
- Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 2024
- Fisheries Management (Authority to Fish Silver Perch) Order 2007 · Regulation
12 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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