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INSTRUMENT REGULATING FISHING
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 Section 16 Torres Strait Trochus Fishery
TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT NO. 13
The PROTECTED ZONE JOINT AUTHORITY acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, of the Minister's powers under section 16 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following Instrument.
Dated: 1 September 2016
Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources on behalf of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
Citation 1. This Instrument may be cited as the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Instrument No. 13.
Commencement
2. This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Cessation
3. This Instrument is repealed on 31 December 2025 unless earlier revoked.
Interpretation
4.1 In this Instrument, unless the contrary intention appears "the Act" means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and:
4.2 Terms used but not defined in this Instrument have the same meaning as in the Act and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985; and
4.3 "trochus" means fish of the species Tectus niloticus (previously Trochus niloticus); and
"underwater breathing apparatus" means any apparatus that delivers air or other breathing gas to a person.
Prohibitions 5. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking, processing or carrying of trochus in the area of the Trochus Fishery is prohibited.
Exemptions from the prohibitions
6. Pursuant to paragraph 16(1A)(d) of the Act, a person is exempt from the prohibitions in Clause 5 if:
(a) the person holds a licence granted under either subsection 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act that entitles that person to take, process or carry trochus; or
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