Aquaculture Regulations 2016 (SA)

South Australia Aquaculture Regulations 2016 under the Aquaculture Act 2001

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Approvals by Minister Part 2—General provisions supporting Act 4B Meaning of variation of licence conditions 5 Procedures for making aquaculture policies 6 Certain amendments may be made by Gazette notice only 7 Reference of matters to EPA 8 Aquaculture Fund 9 Fisheries officers and their powers Part 3—Regulation of licensed activities Division 1—General requirements 10 Use of chemical substances 11 Aquaculture waste 12 Recovery of aquaculture equipment or waste blown, washed or swept off-site 13 Notification of unusually high mortality rate and duty to isolate unaffected organisms 14 Control of aquatic organisms affected with disease 15 Stock register 16 Periodic returns Division 2—Additional requirements relating to aquaculture in State waters Subdivision 1—Application of Division 17 Application of Division Subdivision 2—Aquaculture strategies 18 Aquaculture strategies 19 Sector-based aquaculture strategies 20 Individual aquaculture strategies 21 Aquaculture strategies may be subject to urgent amendment without prior notice or consultation Subdivision 3—Environmental reporting 22 Annual reporting on general environmental matters 23 Periodic reporting on aquatic environment Subdivision 4—Miscellaneous 24 Marking‑off lease areas 24A Navigational markers 25 Farming structures 26 Notification of escape of stock or damage that may lead to escape of stock 27 Notification of entanglement or confinement of protected animals Division 3—Additional requirements relating to aquaculture not in State waters 28 Application of Division 29 Annual reporting on general environmental matters 30 Periodic reporting on aquatic environment Division 4—Exemptions from environmental reporting requirements 31 Exemptions from environmental reporting requirements Part 3A—Regulation of aquaculture tourism development activities 31A Aquaculture tourism waste 31B Recovery of aquaculture tourism equipment or waste blown, washed or swept off-site 31C Stock register 31D Control of aquatic organisms affected with disease 31E Notification of unusually high mortality rate and duty to isolate unaffected organisms 31F Notification of entanglement or confinement of protected animals 31G Mitigation of impacts on and interactions with seabirds and large marine vertebrates 31H Power to require or carry out work Part 4—Division and amalgamation of lease areas and licence areas 32 Division of production lease area 33 Amalgamation of production lease areas 34 Division of licence area 35 Amalgamation of licence areas 36 Minister may require further information Part 5—Miscellaneous 37 Classification of licences as category A, B, C or D and classification of variations of licence conditions as simple, standard or complex 38 Fee payable on grant of aquaculture licence 39 Annual fees for licences 41 Waiver or refund of fees 42 Recovery of fees etc 43 Defects in applications 44 Exemption from requirement for licence under section 17 of Act 45 Exemption from requirement for ATAB to assess certain applications under section 36 of Act Schedule 2—Revocation and transitional provisions Part 1—Revocation of Aquaculture Regulations 2005 1 Revocation of Aquaculture Regulations 2005 Part 2—Transitional provisions 2 Interpretation 3 Use of chemical substances 4 Aquaculture strategies 5 Farming structures 6 Amalgamation of production lease areas 7 Classifications of licences and variations of licences to continue 8 Preserved provisions to continue for licences pending classification Legislative history