Living Marine Resources Management (Validation of Documents) Act 2002 (Tas)

Living Marine Resources Management (Validation of Documents) Act 2002

An Act to validate certain documents issued or used for the purposes of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 , to remove uncertainty regarding the construction of some statutory references to dockets used in the regulation of the commercial abalone fishery and for related purposes [Royal Assent 19 December 2002]

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:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Living Marine Resources Management (Validation of Documents) Act 2002 .

2. Commencement (1) This Act, other than section 5 , commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Section 5 commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – Act means the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ; Department means a department that was, at any time during the validation period, the responsible Department in relation to the Act; issued means issued by a Department or its Secretary; used means used by a Department or its Secretary; validation period means the period commencing on 31 May 1996 (the day on which the Act commenced) and expiring immediately before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) For the purposes of the Act, a document is taken to have been issued to a person if it has been – (a) handed or otherwise given directly to the person; or (b) sent to the person by post, courier or facsimile transmission; or (c) collected by the person or by someone authorised to collect it on the person's behalf; or (d) left for the person at a place and time agreed to by the person; or (e) used by the person or on the person's behalf; or (f) accepted, copied or adapted for use by the person or on the person's behalf.