Federal Register of Legislation
INSTRUMENT REGULATING FISHING
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 Section 16 Torres Strait Prawn Fishery
TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT NO. 17
The PROTECTED ZONE JOINT AUTHORITY exercising jurisdiction under Commonwealth law over commercial fishing in the Protected Zone pursuant to the arrangement between the Commonwealth and the State of Queensland published on 19th March 1999 in the Commonwealth Gazette No. S125 and acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, under section 16 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following Instrument.
Dated: 31st March 2017
Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Chair of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
Citation 1. This Instrument may be cited as the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Instrument No. 17.
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 This Instrument is repealed on 31 December 2026 unless earlier revoked.
This notice to apply with other notices 4. This Notice applies in conjunction with any other Notice in force in the area of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery.
Interpretation 5.1 In this Instrument, unless the contrary intention appears "the Act" means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, and: 5.2 Terms used but not defined in this Instrument have the same meaning as in the Act and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985; and 5.3 "prawns" means fish of the family Penaeidae.
Prohibitions 6.1 Pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act,. the use or possession of otter trawl equipment in the area of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery is prohibited if:
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