Fisheries Management (Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006 (2006-735) (NSW)

Fisheries Management (Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Fisheries Management (Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan) Regulation 2006.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 5 February 2007.

3 Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan The Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan set out in the Appendix to this Regulation has effect.

Appendix (Clause 3)

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Plan This is the Estuary Prawn Trawl Share Management Plan.

2 Definitions (1) In this Plan— body of a net means the netting that forms that part of the net forward of the codend, including the wings, belly, and any extension piece that may be inserted immediately forward of the codend. by-product species has the meaning given by clause 12. certificate of survey for a boat means— (a) a certificate of survey in force under the National law, within the meaning of the Marine Safety Act 1998, or (b) if a certificate of survey has not been issued for the boat—a document that— (i) is prepared by a marine surveyor, who is accredited by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to conduct surveys of boats, and (ii) specifies the measured length of the boat determined in accordance with the National Standard for Commercial Vessels. codend of a net means the piece of netting that forms the posterior most part of the net where the catch accumulates. endorsement means an endorsement on a commercial fishing licence that authorises the taking of fish in the fishery. endorsement holder means a person who holds a commercial fishing licence that has an endorsement. estuarine waters has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Act. estuary prawn trawl fishing business means a fishing business the components of which include shares in the fishery. exempt boat means a boat exempt from the maximum boat length under clause 18A or 18C. fishery means the estuary prawn trawl fishery (as described in Schedule 1 to the Act). identifying number of a boat means the identifier issued by the Secretary for the boat under the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019, clause 125(3)(a), before its repeal. maximum boat length means the maximum boat length for the Hawkesbury River or the maximum boat length for the Clarence and Hunter Rivers. maximum boat length for the Clarence and Hunter Rivers—see clause 18(2). maximum boat length for the Hawkesbury River—see clause 18(1). National Standard for Commercial Vessels means the National Standard for Commercial Vessels within the meaning of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth. relevant fishing boat licence—see clause 18A(1). Supporting Plan means the Fisheries Management Supporting Plan as set out in the Appendix to the Fisheries Management (Supporting Plan) Regulation 2006. target species has the meaning given by clause 11. the Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1994. unique vessel identifier for a boat means the vessel identifier issued for the boat by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.