ISSN 1328â8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 6, 2010-11 7 October 2010 Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 2010 This is a later edition of a Bills Digest previously prepared for the 42nd Parliament Moira Coombs Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 What are Coâmanagement Arrangements? ....................................................................................... 4 CoâManagement Trials ........................................................................................................................ 6 Nature of functions being assessed in the trials ................................................................................. 6 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fisheryâ port of Lakes Entrance ............................ 6 Great Australian Bight Trawl Fishery ........................................................................................ 6 Northern Prawn Fishery ........................................................................................................... 7 AFMA CoâManagement Program ............................................................................................. 7 Management Advisory Committees ......................................................................................... 7 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 8 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 9 Main issues ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Schedule 1—Amendment of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 ................................................. 9 Australian Fisheries Management Authority ................................................................................. 9 Schedule 2— Amendment of the Fishing Levy Act 1991 .................................................................. 10 Schedule 3—Amendment of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 ................................................. 10 2 Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) 2010 Date introduced: 29 September 2010 House: House of Representatives Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Commencement: Sections 1 to 3 commence on Royal Assent. Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence
Date: 07/10/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/272383 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: COOMBS, Moira