Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:section:168:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 168 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 379383–382149

168  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed in carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
 (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made:
 (a) prescribing penalties not exceeding 25 penalty units for offences against the regulations; and
 (b) providing for the remission or refund of levy under the Fishing Levy Act 1991 or the Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 or of charge under the Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 or of penalty payable under Part 7 in relation to such levy or charge; and
 (c) providing for giving effect to, and enforcing the observance of, plans of management; and
 (d) providing for the replacement of certificates, licences, permits and other instruments granted or executed under this Act or the regulations and prescribing fees for such replacement; and
 (e) providing for the imposition and recovery of fees in respect of:
 (i) draft plans of management being made available; and
 (ii) the making of applications under this Act; and
 (iii) the lodging and registration of documents; and
 (iiia) the giving of a notice to AFMA nominating an Australian boat under paragraph 32(1A)(b) or subsection 32(1B); and
 (iv) the issue of a document mentioned in subsection 53(2); and
 (v) the supplying of signed copies of, or extracts from, entries in the Register or instruments evidencing dealings registered in the Register; and
 (f) providing for the return to a person ascertained in accordance with the regulations or a plan of management of:
 (i) certificates, licences, permits and other instruments granted or executed under this Act or the regulations; or
 (ii) certificates and other documents issued to a person under a plan of management;
  that have been cancelled; and
 (g) prescribing signals and rules of navigation to be observed in the AFZ by masters of boats in respect of which a fishing rights, or any licences or permits, are in force under this Act or under the Treaty; and
 (h) providing for the marking of boats engaged in commercial fishing in the AFZ and of nets, traps and other equipment used for taking fish; and
 (ha) providing for the marking of Australian‑flagged boats in relation to which fishing concessions or scientific permits allowing fishing outside the AFZ are in force; and
 (hb) subject to section 8A, providing for the placement of persons as observers on board boats used for commercial fishing; and
 (j) providing for the sale or disposal of unclaimed nets, traps or other fishing equipment found in the AFZ; and
 (k) regulating the rights of priority as between masters