Fisheries and fishery licences
5 Fisheries and fishery licences
A fishery constituted under the repealed Act in existence immediately before the commencement of this clause will, on that commencement, be taken to be a fishery constituted under this Act and any regulations prescribing a scheme of management for the fishery under the repealed Act in force immediately before that commencement will, on that commencement, continue in force as if they were regulations for the management of the fishery made under this Act.
A fishery licence issued under section 34(1) of the repealed
Act in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will, on that commencement, be taken to be a fishery licence issued under section 52 of this Act and—
any conditions to which the licence was subject under the repealed
Act immediately before that commencement will be taken to continue to apply to the licence under this Act as if they had been imposed under this Act;
and
a boat registered by endorsement of the licence under the repealed
Act immediately before that commencement will be taken to be registered for use under the licence under this Act; and
a person registered as a master by endorsement of the licence under the repealed Act immediately before that commencement will be taken to be registered as a master of a boat that may be used under the licence under this
Act; and
a device registered for use pursuant to the licence under the repealed Act immediately before that commencement will be taken to be registered for use pursuant to the licence under this Act.
A consent under section 34(2) of the repealed Act in force immediately before that commencement will be taken to continue in force as a consent under section 53(1) of this Act and any conditions that applied to the consent under the repealed Act immediately before that commencement will be taken to continue to apply to the consent under this
Act.
This provision refers to the regulations (any regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Fisheries Management (Charter Boat Fishery) Regulations 2016
- Fisheries Management (Demerit Points) Regulations 2017
- Fisheries Management (Fish Processors) Regulations 2017
11 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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