Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 - Proclamation (07/02/1985) (Cth)

PrOCLAMATION

commonwealth of By His Excellency the Australia Governor-General of N. M. STEPHEN the Commonwealth of Governor-General Australia

Whereas it is provided by sub-section 15 (1) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 that the Governor-General may, by Proclamation, declare an area of waters specified in the Proc- lamation that is adjacent to the Protected Zone and to the south of the line described in Annex 5 to the Torres Strait Treaty to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commercial fishing, of any activity that is included in a class of activities by way of commercial fishing specified in the Proclamation: and whereas it is provided by sub-section 15 (3) of that Act that the Governor-General shall not make a Procla- mation under sub-section 15 (1) in relation to an area that is wholly or partly within the coastal waters of Queensland un- less the Governor-General is satisfied that the Minister and the Queensland Minister have agreed that the Proclamation be made in relation to that area: AND WHEREAS i am satisfied that the Minister and the Queensland Minister have agreed that this Proclamation be made under sub-section 15 (1) in relation to the areas of waters specified below: NOW THEREFORE I, SIR NINIAN MARTIN STEPHEN, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, in pursuance of sub-section 15 (1) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, hereby – (a) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 1 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer- cial fishing, of any activity that is included in the class of activities that constitute commercial fishing for prawns; (b) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 2 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer- cial fishing, of any activity that is included in the class of activities that constitute commercial fishing for tropical rock lobster; (c) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 3 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer- cial fishing, of any activity that is included in the class of activities that constitute commercial fishing for Spanish mackerel; (d) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 4 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer- cial fishing, of any activity that is included in the class of activities that constitute commercial fishing for dugong; (e) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 5 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer- cial fishing, of any activity that is included in the class of activities that constitute commercial fishing for turtles; (f) declare the area of waters specified in Schedule 6 to be an area outside but near the Protected Zone for the purposes of the performance, in the course of commer-