Fisheries Management Act 2007

If, in respect of a fishery, there is in force an arrangement under which a Joint Authority has the management of the fishery and the fishery is to be managed in accordance with the law of the State (whether or not also in accordance with some other law), the Joint Authority has the functions of keeping constantly under consideration the condition of the fishery, formulating policies and plans for the good management of the fishery and, for the purposes of the management of the fishery, exercising the powers conferred on it by this Act and co-operating and consulting with other authorities (including other Joint Authorities within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act) in matters of common concern.

A Joint Authority must, in the performance of its functions under this section, act consistently with, and seek to further, the objects of this