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Fisheries Management Act 1991

No. 162, 1991

Compilation No. 64

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objectives
3A Principles of ecologically sustainable development
4 Interpretation
5 Coastal waters
6 Act binds the Crown
6A Application of the Criminal Code
7 Application
8 Application of Act to areas outside the AFZ
8A Regulations may provide for placement of observers on foreign fishing boats operating outside the AFZ
9 Application of Act to Protected Zone
9A Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power
10 Operation of certain State and Territory laws
11 Excepted waters
12 Sedentary organisms—Australian continental shelf
Part 2—Fishing and the marine environment
13 Driftnet fishing
14 Regulation etc. of certain practices
15 Prohibition against certain fishing
15A Prohibition against taking marlin
15B Report on analysis of marlin stocks
Part 3—Regulation of fishing
Division 1—Preliminary
16 AFMA to pursue objectives
16A AFMA to meet international fisheries management organisation and Fish Stocks Agreement obligations
16B Australian‑flagged boats that have previously undermined conservation and management measures
Division 2—Plans of management
17 Plans of management
17A