Aquaculture (Zones—Cape D'Estrees) Policy 2006 (SA)

South Australia Aquaculture (Zones—Cape D'Estrees) Policy 2006 under the Aquaculture Act 2001

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Zones 4 Prescribed criteria for all aquaculture zones Part 2—Cape D'Estrees aquaculture zones Division 1—Cape D'Estrees (inner) subtidal aquaculture zone 5 Identification of aquaculture zone 5A Designation of aquaculture zone as public call area 6 Class of permitted aquaculture 7 Prescribed criteria Division 2—Cape D'Estrees (middle) subtidal aquaculture zone 8 Identification of aquaculture zone 8A Designation of aquaculture zone as public call area 9 Class of permitted aquaculture 10 Prescribed criteria Division 3—Cape D'Estrees (outer) subtidal aquaculture zone 11 Identification of aquaculture zone 11A Designation of aquaculture zone as public call area 12 Class of permitted aquaculture 13 Prescribed criteria Part 3—Laura Bay aquaculture exclusion zone 14 Identification of aquaculture exclusion zone Schedule 1—Map Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This policy may be cited as the Aquaculture (Zones—Cape D'Estrees) Policy 2006. 2—Interpretation In this policy— Act means the Aquaculture Act 2001; filter-feeding molluscs includes cockles, mussels, oysters and scallops; leased area means an area subject to an aquaculture lease; licence means an aquaculture licence. Note— Unless the contrary intention appears, terms used in this policy that are defined in the Act have the respective meanings assigned to those terms by the Act. 3—Zones (1) Pursuant to section 11 of the Act, this policy— (a) identifies aquaculture zones and an aquaculture exclusion zone; and (ab) designates aquaculture zones as public call areas; and (b) specifies for an aquaculture zone— (i) the classes of aquaculture permitted in the zone; and (ii) prescribed criteria to be taken into account in the determination of applications for licences or in the making of other decisions under the Act in relation to the zone. (2) This policy does not limit the matters that may be taken into account in the determination of applications for licences or in the making of other decisions under the Act. 4—Prescribed criteria for all aquaculture zones In the determination of applications for licences and in the making of other decisions under the Act in relation to the aquaculture zones in this policy, it must be taken into account that, of the aggregated area leased or available for lease in those zones, 5 hectares must be reserved for the farming of aquatic organisms for the purposes of research.