Marine Resources (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995 (Tas)

Marine Resources (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995

An Act to provide for matters of a savings and transitional nature arising as a consequence of the repeal of the Fisheries Act 1959 [Royal Assent 15 September 1995]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marine Resources (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act – fish means fish within the meaning of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ; former Act means the Fisheries Act 1959 ; Joint Authority means a Joint Authority established under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; lease means a lease within the meaning of the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 ; lease area means the area which is the subject of a lease; Living Marine commencement day means the day on which the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 commences; management plan means a management plan approved under Part 3 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ; Marine Farming commencement day means the day on which the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 commences; marine farming development plan means a marine farming development plan within the meaning of the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 ; occupation authority means a lease, re-seeding lease or permit under Part II of the former Act ; total allowable catch means the total quantity of a kind or species of fish that may be taken from a fishery.

PART 2 - Savings and Transitional Matters