Fisheries Management Act 2007

A management plan must—

be consistent with the objects of this Act; and

be consistent with any relevant aboriginal traditional fishing management plan; and

set out the management objectives of the plan and strategies for achieving those objectives; and

identify research needs and priorities; and

set out the resources required to implement the plan; and

take into account—

the advice of any committee established by the Minister for that purpose; and

the provisions of any relevant state planning policy or regional plan, and the Planning and Design Code, under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016; and

the provisions of any document prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph (insofar as is relevant to the operation of this Act and reasonably practicable).

A management plan for a fishery must—

identify the fishery to which the plan relates; and

describe the biological, economic and social characteristics of the fishery; and

identify the impacts or potential impacts of the fishery on its associated ecosystem or ecosystems, including impacts on non-target species of fish or other aquatic resources; and

identify any ecological factors that could have an impact on the performance of the fishery; and

assess the risks (if any) identified under paragraphs (c) and (d) to determine the most serious risks; and

set out strategies for addressing those risks; and

set out methods for monitoring the performance of the fishery and the effectiveness of the plan, including performance indicators, trigger points for review or action and progress reporting; and

specify the share of aquatic resources to be allocated to each fishing sector under the plan; and

prescribe a method, or establish an open and transparent process for determining the method, for adjusting allocations of aquatic resources between the different fishing sectors during the term of the plan; and

provide that compensation will be paid to persons whose licences or licence entitlements are compulsorily acquired in order to reduce the share of aquatic resources allocated to the commercial fishing sector and increase the share allocated to another sector.

In determining the share of aquatic resources to be allocated to a particular fishing sector under the first management plan for an existing fishery, the share of aquatic resources to which that fishing sector had access at the time the Minister decided to prepare the plan (based on the most recent information available to the Minister) must be taken into account.

A management plan may relate to more than 1 class of fishing activity or more than 1 aquatic reserve.

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