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PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
PART 2—COMMERCIAL FISHERY FOR SEA URCHIN 3
4 Definitions 3
5 Classes of access licence 7
6 Classes of commercial fishery licence that may be held by a
corporation 7
7 Classes of access licence where services of other person used 7
8 Errors made while completing certain fisheries documents 7
9 Completion of catch and effort records 8
10 Offence to remove roe from sea urchin 8
11 Amendment to Part 7 heading 8
12 New Part 11A inserted 8
PART 11A—SEA URCHIN 8
Division 1—Catch limits in relation to recreational sea
urchin fishing 8
417A Application of Division 8
417B Catch limit for sea urchin 9
Division 2—Activities authorised under a Sea Urchin
Fishery Access Licence 10
417C Authorised activities 10
Division 3—Conditions of Sea Urchin Fishery Access
Licence 11
417D Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence subject to
conditions in this Division 11
417E Notification of intention to take sea urchin for sale 12
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417F Prior reporting of sea urchin details before entering
port or mooring 12
417G Sea urchin must be landed at a specified place 13
417H Boat not to enter port or mooring area and sea urchin
not to be landed before estimated time 13
417I Boat to enter port or mooring area and sea urchin to be
landed within one hour after estimated time 14
417J Sea urchin to be weighed after landing and information
given to the Secretary 15
417K Sea urchin not to be moved before catch disposal record
completed 16
417L Secretary to give sea urchin confirmation number to
licence holder 16
417M Requirements for keeping fisheries documents and
copies relating to sea urchin 17
417N Location of sea urchin catch disposal record book to
be notified 17
417O Sea urchin not to be transferred at sea from boat to
boat 17
417P Transfer to licence holder of sea urchin taken by other
persons prohibited in Victorian waters 18
417Q Possession of recreationally caught sea urchin at
commercial premises prohibited 18
Division 4—Other matters relating to sea urchin 18
417R Secretary to notify licence holder of internet
application to be used 18
417S Required form of documentation for sale of sea urchin
(sea urchin receipt) 19
417T Documentation requirement for possession of sea
urchin 20
13 Amendment to Schedule 4—Definitions of fisheries 20
14 Amendment to Schedule 14—Designated licence conditions 21
15 New Schedule 21 inserted 21
SCHEDULE 21—Sea Urchin Zones and Ports and Mooring
Areas 21
PART 1—SEA URCHIN ZONES 21
PART 2—PORTS AND MOORING AREAS 22
PART 3—OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE FISHERIES
REGULATIONS 2009 24
16 Scallop dive notification service 24
17 Revocation of redundant regulations 24
18 Use of bait net 24
19 Offence to use certain substances as bait or berley 25
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20 Minimum size of fish 25
21 Catch limits 25
22 New regulation 124A inserted 26
124A Prohibition of possession of yabby 26
23 New regulation 189A inserted 27
189A Licence holder must not lease licence 27
24 Activities authorised by a Trawl (Inshore) Fishery Access
Licence 27
25 Regulation 212 substituted 27
212 Catch limit for bug 27
26 New regulation 234AA inserted 28
234AA Licence holder must not lease licence 28
27 Closed season for rock lobster 28
28 Scallop to be weighed after landing and information given to
the Secretary 28
29 New Schedule 6A inserted 29
SCHEDULE 6A—Toorloo Arm and Nowa Nowa Arm of
Lake Tyers 29
PART 4—AMENDMENT OF THE FISHERIES (FEES,
ROYALTIES AND LEVIES) REGULATIONS 2008 30
30 Levies on access licences 30
31 Levies on general permits 30
32 Application and transfer fees for commercial fishery access
licences 30
33 Levies for access licences 31
34 Grants levy for sea urchin access licences 31
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STATUTORY RULES 2014
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Fisheries Act 1995
Fisheries and Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies)
Further Amendment Regulations 2014
The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy with the
advice of the Executive Council makes the following
Regulations:
Dated: 8 July 2014
Responsible Minister:
PETER WALSH
Minister for Agriculture and Food Security
YVETTE CARISBROOKE
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to amend the Fisheries Regulations 2009—
(i) to provide for a quota-managed and
licenced-based commercial fishery for
sea urchin; and
(ii) to make miscellaneous amendments to
those Regulations; and
(b) to make consequential amendments to the
Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies)
Regulations 2008.
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2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 153 of
the Fisheries Act 1995.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 10 July
2014.
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PART 2—COMMERCIAL FISHERY FOR SEA URCHIN
4 Definitions
(1) In regulation 5 of the Fisheries Regulations 20091
insert the following definitions—
"black sea urchin means the species
Centrostephanus rodgersii;
central sea urchin zone means all the Victorian
waters between longitude 142° 31' East and
longitude 148° East, excluding Port Phillip
Bay, shown on the plan in Part 1 of
Schedule 21;
eastern sea urchin zone means all the Victorian
waters east of longitude 148° East shown on
the plan in Part 1 of Schedule 21;
Port Phillip Bay sea urchin zone means the
waters of Port Phillip Bay shown on the plan
in Part 1 of Schedule 21;
sea urchin means black sea urchin or white sea
urchin;
sea urchin catch disposal record means an
individually numbered record in the form
approved by the Secretary that is used to
record information in relation to the
movement of sea urchin from the place of
sea urchin landing by the holder of a Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence as required
under Division 3 of Part 11A;
sea urchin catch disposal record book means a
book containing sea urchin catch disposal
records issued by the Secretary to the holder
of a Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence;
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sea urchin commercial fishing management zone
is comprised of all of the following zones—
(a) the eastern sea urchin zone;
(b) the central sea urchin zone;
(c) the Port Phillip Bay sea urchin zone;
(d) the western sea urchin zone.
sea urchin notification service means—
(a) the internet application through which
the holder of a Sea Urchin Fishery
Access Licence may notify specified
sea urchin details and sea urchin daily
catch and effort records to the
Secretary; or
(b) if the internet application is not
available an alternative method,
notified to the licence holder by the
Secretary, by which the licence holder
may notify those details to the
Secretary;
sea urchin receipt means a receipt issued in
respect of the sale of sea urchin by a person
selling the sea urchin that contains the details
listed in regulation 417S(2);
specified sea urchin details means—
(a) for the purposes of regulation 417E(1),
the following details—
(i) the number allocated by the
Secretary to identify the Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence;
(ii) the registration number of the
boat;
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(iii) the port or mooring area specified
in Part 2 of Schedule 21 from
which the boat will leave;
(iv) the estimated time and date at
which the boat will leave the port
or mooring;
(v) the number of persons on the boat
who will dive for sea urchin;
(vi) any other class of fishery licence
under which the licence holder is
taking fish on the same trip;
(b) for the purposes of regulation 417F(1),
the following details—
(i) the number allocated by the
Secretary to identify the Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence;
(ii) the port or mooring area specified
in Part 2 of Schedule 21 that the
boat will enter;
(iii) the date and estimated time at
which the boat will enter the port
or mooring area;
(iv) if sea urchin are to be landed, the
date and estimated time at which
landing of the sea urchin will
commence;
(v) the estimated weight of sea urchin
to be landed;
(c) for the purposes of regulation
417J(1)(c), the following details—
(i) the number allocated by the
Secretary to identify the Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence;
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(ii) the total whole weight (in
kilograms) of sea urchin (by
urchin species) landed under the
licence;
(iii) the sea urchin confirmation
number provided to the licence
holder when the sea urchin details
in paragraph (b) were provided;
(iv) the estimated date and time when
the sea urchin are to be moved
from the place of landing;
western sea urchin zone means all Victorian
waters west of longitude 142° 31' East
shown on the plan in Part 1 of Schedule 21;
white sea urchin means the species Heliocidaris
erythrogramma;".
(2) In regulation 5 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009—
(a) in paragraph (a) of the definition of catch
and effort record book, for "or a Scallop
Dive (Port Phillip Bay) Fishery Access
Licence)" substitute ", a Scallop Dive (Port
Phillip Bay) Fishery Access Licence or a Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence)";
(b) for paragraph (a)(ix) of the definition of
fisheries document substitute—
"(ix) a sea urchin catch disposal record or
sea urchin catch disposal record book;
(x) a small sales return, small sales return
book or a stock record; and".
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5 Classes of access licence
After regulation 12(sa) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009 insert—
"(sb) Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence;".
6 Classes of commercial fishery licence that may be
held by a corporation
After regulation 16(1)(ma) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009 insert—
"(mb) Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence;".
7 Classes of access licence where services of other
person used
After regulation 18(2)(pa) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009 insert—
"(pb) Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence;".
8 Errors made while completing certain fisheries
documents
In regulation 41 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009—
(a) in subregulation (1), after "scallop dive catch
disposal record," insert "a sea urchin catch
disposal record,";
(b) after subregulation (2)(ca) insert—
"(cb) in the case of a cancelled sea urchin
catch disposal record, the original and
the duplicate copy of the cancelled
record are retained in the relevant
record book; and".
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9 Completion of catch and effort records
In regulation 59(8) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009, for "or a Scallop Dive (Port Phillip Bay)
Access Licence" substitute ", a Scallop Dive
(Port Phillip Bay) Access Licence or a Sea Urchin
Fishery Access Licence".
10 Offence to remove roe from sea urchin
In regulation 98(3) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009, after "general permit" insert "or Sea Urchin
Fishery Access Licence".
11 Amendment to Part 7 heading
(1) In the heading to Part 7 of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009, for "AND SCALLOP"
substitute ", SCALLOP AND SEA URCHIN".
(2) In the Table to regulation 124(1) omit item 50.
12 New Part 11A inserted
After Part 11 of the Fisheries Regulations 2009
insert—
"PART 11A—SEA URCHIN
Division 1—Catch limits in relation to
recreational sea urchin fishing
417A Application of Division
This Division does not apply to—
(a) the holder of a Sea Urchin Fishery
Access Licence, or a person acting on
behalf of that licence holder, when
carrying out any fishing activities
authorised by the licence; or
(b) a person who is acting under and in
accordance with a traditional owner
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417B Catch limit for sea urchin
(1) For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit
with respect to the taking of sea urchin from
Victorian waters is 20 sea urchin of any
species.
(2) For the purposes of the Act, the catch limit
for the possession of sea urchin in, on or next
to Victorian waters is 20 sea urchin of any
species.
(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a
person who takes or possesses sea urchin in a
quantity in excess of the catch limit specified
in subregulation (1) or (2) if—
(a) the person—
(i) is the holder of, or is acting on
behalf of the holder of, a Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence
authorising the taking and
possession of sea urchin; and
(ii) takes or possesses the sea urchin
in accordance with the licence, the
Act and these Regulations; or
(b) the person—
(i) is the holder of, or is acting on
behalf of the holder of, an
aquaculture licence authorising
the hatching, rearing, breeding,
growing or displaying of sea
urchin; and
(ii) takes or possesses the sea urchin
in accordance with the licence, the
Act and these Regulations; or
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(c) the person—
(i) is the holder of, or is acting on
behalf of the holder of, a general
permit authorising the taking or
possession of sea urchin in that
quantity; and
(ii) takes or possesses the sea urchin
in accordance with the permit, the
Act and these Regulations.
(4) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a
person who possesses sea urchin in a
quantity in excess of the catch limit specified
in subregulation (1) or (2), and which the
person received from a person referred to in
subregulation (3).
Note
There are offences in sections 68A and 68B of the Act
relating to taking or possessing fish in excess of the catch
limit in these Regulations for that species of fish. Various
penalties apply.
Division 2—Activities authorised under a Sea
Urchin Fishery Access Licence
417C Authorised activities
A Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence
authorises the licence holder to carry out the
following activities in the sea urchin
commercial fishing management zone—
(a) to take sea urchin by hand for sale
(other than in waters that are within a
marine national park, a marine
sanctuary or a fisheries reserve);
(b) in connection with the taking of sea
urchin, to use underwater breathing
apparatus and any equipment approved
by the Secretary (other than in waters
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that are within a marine national park, a
marine sanctuary or a fisheries reserve);
(c) to engage one or more persons to carry
out any activity authorised by the
licence;
(d) to sample crack sea urchin;
(e) to process sea urchin taken under the
licence.
Division 3—Conditions of Sea Urchin Fishery
Access Licence
417D Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence subject
to conditions in this Division
For the purposes of section 52(1)(b) of the
Act, this Division sets out the conditions to
which every Sea Urchin Fishery Access
Licence is subject.
Notes
1 In addition to the conditions set out in this Division,
every Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence is subject
to—
(a) any condition expressed or referred to in the
licence by the Secretary under section 52(1)(a)
of the Act; and
(b) the conditions applying to that class of licence
set out in Division 3 of Part 2 of these
Regulations.
2 Under section 53 of the Act, the holder of a licence or a
person who does a thing on behalf of a licence holder,
must comply with any condition to which the licence is
subject. A failure to comply may attract a maximum
penalty of 50 penalty units and, in the case of an
offence involving a priority species or breach of a
designated licence condition, a maximum penalty of
100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both.
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3 Under regulation 460, the holder of a licence may
apply to the Secretary for an exemption from a
specified condition of the licence.
417E Notification of intention to take sea urchin
for sale
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the licence
holder must give to the Secretary, via the sea
urchin notification service, the details set out
in paragraph (a) of the definition of specified
sea urchin details at least one hour before a
boat to be used for the purposes of taking sea
urchin for sale under the licence leaves a port
or mooring.
(2) The licence holder, at any time before a boat
used under the licence leaves a port or
mooring, may, via the sea urchin notification
service—
(a) vary the details given to the Secretary
under subregulation (1); or
(b) if the licence holder cancels the
proposed taking of sea urchin for sale,
advise the Secretary to that effect.
417F Prior reporting of sea urchin details
before entering port or mooring
(1) The licence holder must ensure that the
details set out in paragraph (b) of the
definition of specified sea urchin details are
provided to the Secretary via the sea urchin
notification service in accordance with
subregulation (2) if a boat used under the
licence is to enter a port or mooring area
and—
(a) has sea urchin on board; or
(b) has been used for fishing for sea urchin
during the fishing trip.
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(2) The details must be provided to the Secretary
at least 30 minutes before the entry.
(3) If, after the details have been provided in
accordance with subregulations (1) and (2),
the boat is to enter a port or mooring other
than that named in those details, the licence
holder must notify the Secretary of that port
or mooring via the sea urchin notification
service at least 30 minutes before entry.
417G Sea urchin must be landed at a specified
place
The licence holder must ensure that sea
urchin are landed at the port or mooring
notified to the Secretary under
regulation 417F unless—
(a) there is an impending or actual threat to
the safety of a person engaged in
activities under the licence; and
(b) the licence holder advises the Secretary
via the sea urchin notification service as
soon as practicable of another place
where sea urchin are to be landed.
417H Boat not to enter port or mooring area
and sea urchin not to be landed before
estimated time
(1) The licence holder must not allow a boat
with sea urchin on board to enter a port or
mooring area before the estimated time for
that entry provided to the Secretary under
regulation 417F unless there is an impending
or actual threat to the safety of a person
engaged in an activity authorised under the
licence.
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(2) The licence holder must not allow sea urchin
to be landed from a boat before the estimated
time for that landing provided to the
Secretary under regulation 417F unless there
is an impending or actual threat to the safety
of a person engaged in an activity authorised
under the licence.
417I Boat to enter port or mooring area and
sea urchin to be landed within one hour
after estimated time
(1) The licence holder must ensure that—
(a) a boat with sea urchin on board enters a
port or mooring area notified to the
Secretary under regulation 417F within
one hour after the estimated time for
that entry provided to the Secretary
under regulation 417F; and
(b) sea urchin are landed from the boat
within one hour after the estimated time
for that landing provided to the
Secretary under regulation 417F.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), the licence holder
may commence landing sea urchin from the
boat more than one hour after the estimated
time for that landing provided to the
Secretary under regulation 417F if the
licence holder advises the Secretary via the
sea urchin notification service at least one
hour before the new estimated time for the
landing of sea urchin of—
(a) the licence holder's intention to land sea
urchin more than one hour after the
prior estimated time for landing; and
(b) the new estimated time at which the
landing of sea urchin will commence.
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(3) If the licence holder advises the Secretary of
a new estimated time for landing sea urchin
under subregulation (2)(b), the licence holder
must ensure that sea urchin are landed within
one hour after that time.
417J Sea urchin to be weighed after landing
and information given to the Secretary
(1) After landing sea urchin taken under a
licence, the licence holder must ensure that,
no later than 60 minutes after the landing—
(a) the sea urchin are weighed at the place
of landing of the sea urchin and the net
whole weight is recorded in the sea
urchin daily catch and effort record in
the manner required by the Secretary;
and
(b) the sea urchin daily catch and effort
record is forwarded to the Secretary via
the sea urchin notification service; and
(c) the details set out in paragraph (c) of
the definition of specified sea urchin
details are provided to the Secretary via
the sea urchin notification service and
the details are correct.
(2) The licence holder must ensure that any
details regarding the weight of the sea urchin
that are required to be provided under the
Act or these Regulations are correct to within
0⋅1 kilograms of the actual weight.
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417K Sea urchin not to be moved before catch
disposal record completed
The licence holder must ensure that sea
urchin taken under the licence are not moved
from the place of landing of the sea urchin or
delivered for processing unless—
(a) the details of the sea urchin catch
disposal record have been entered on
the original and duplicate copy of the
record in the manner required by the
Secretary and signed by the licence
holder; and
(b) the original copy of the record
accompanies the sea urchin.
417L Secretary to give sea urchin confirmation
number to licence holder
(1) The Secretary must make all reasonable
efforts to provide the licence holder with a
confirmation number via the sea urchin
notification service as soon as is practicable
after the licence holder has provided any
specified sea urchin details via that service.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the
Secretary determines that there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the
licence holder has failed to comply with
these Regulations.
(3) If the licence holder does not receive a
confirmation number under subregulation (1)
via the sea urchin notification service after
providing specified sea urchin details to the
Secretary via that service, the Secretary may
issue the licence holder with a confirmation
number by way of an alternative method.
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417M Requirements for keeping fisheries
documents and copies relating to sea
urchin
(1) The licence holder must ensure that the
licence holder or any person acting on behalf
of the licence holder does not possess a
signed sea urchin catch disposal record or a
copy of such a record unless all the required
details of the record have been completed in
the manner required by the Secretary.
(2) The licence holder must ensure that all
copies of completed, and all unused, sea
urchin catch disposal records and sea urchin
catch disposal record books are kept by the
licence holder.
(3) The licence holder must ensure that the
duplicate copy of each sea urchin catch
disposal record that has been completed in
respect of the sea urchin landed under the
licence is retained in the sea urchin catch
disposal record book issued to the licence
holder.
417N Location of sea urchin catch disposal
record book to be notified
The licence holder must ensure that the
Secretary is notified of the location of the sea
urchin catch disposal record book if it is not
located on a boat used under the licence, or
at the place of landing of sea urchin.
417O Sea urchin not to be transferred at sea
from boat to boat
The licence holder must ensure that sea
urchin are not transferred from one boat to
another in, under or on Victorian waters.
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417P Transfer to licence holder of sea urchin
taken by other persons prohibited in
Victorian waters
The licence holder, whether or not on board
a boat, must not receive in, under or on
Victorian waters any sea urchin taken by a
person other than a person named in the
licence.
417Q Possession of recreationally caught sea
urchin at commercial premises prohibited
The licence holder must not possess sea
urchin taken under a recreational fishery
licence at the same premises as sea urchin
taken under the licence.
Division 4—Other matters relating to sea
urchin
417R Secretary to notify licence holder of
internet application to be used
The Secretary must notify, in writing, each
holder of a Sea Urchin Fishery Access
Licence of—
(a) the internet application to be used to
provide the Secretary with sea urchin
daily catch and effort records and
specified sea urchin details via the sea
urchin notification service; and
(b) the telephone number to be used—
(i) to provide the Secretary with
specified sea urchin details if the
licence holder does not receive a
sea urchin confirmation number in
respect of specified sea urchin
details provided via the sea urchin
notification service; or
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(ii) for any other purpose required by
these Regulations; and
(c) any changes to the internet application
or telephone number notified under
paragraph (a) or (b).
417S Required form of documentation for sale
of sea urchin (sea urchin receipt)
(1) Section 120AA(1) of the Act applies to a
person who intends to sell any quantity of
sea urchin.
(2) For the purposes of section 120AA(2)(a) of
the Act, the document concerning a proposed
sale of sea urchin must be in the form of a
receipt that contains the following details—
(a) the full name and address of the person
selling the sea urchin;
(b) the full name and address of the person
to whom the sea urchin are sold;
(c) the date of sale of the sea urchin;
(d) the net weight in kilograms of sea
urchin sold;
(e) whether the sea urchin was sold whole
or as roe.
Note
Section 120AA(2) of the Act requires a person who sells sea
urchin in any quantity to create a document that complies
with that section.
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417T Documentation requirement for
possession of sea urchin
For the purposes of section 120AC(1) of the
Act, a person who possesses any quantity of
sea urchin must, while in possession of the
sea urchin, have in his or her possession—
(a) the completed original sea urchin catch
disposal record for that sea urchin; or
(b) the sea urchin receipt issued at the time
of the sale of the sea urchin to the
person.
Note
Section 120AC(1) of the Act applies to a person who
possesses sea urchin and, under the regulations, is required
to have a document in their possession relating to that sea
urchin. Section 120AC(2) provides for an offence for not
having the prescribed document in possession. Section
120AC(4) provides a defence if the sea urchin are in a
person's possession otherwise than for the purposes of sale,
processing for reward, transportation for reward or storage
for reward.
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13 Amendment to Schedule 4—Definitions of fisheries
After item 20A of Schedule 4 to the Fisheries
Regulations 2009 insert—
"20B Sea urchin
(commercial)
Black
sea
urchin
White
sea
urchin
Underwater
breathing
apparatus
Eastern
sea urchin
zone
Central
sea urchin
zone
Western
sea urchin
zone
Port Phillip
Bay sea
urchin
zone".
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14 Amendment to Schedule 14—Designated licence
conditions
In Schedule 14 to the Fisheries Regulations 2009,
after "416 and 417" insert—
"Conditions relating to sea urchin in Part 11A
417E-417J
417O-417Q".
15 New Schedule 21 inserted
After Schedule 20 to the Fisheries Regulations
2009 insert—
"__________________
SCHEDULE 21
SEA URCHIN ZONES AND PORTS AND MOORING AREAS
PART 1—SEA URCHIN ZONES
Regulation 5
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PART 2—PORTS AND MOORING AREAS
Regulation 5
Altona Boat Ramp Car Park
Apollo Bay Boat Ramp
Bastion Point
Bay of Islands Boat Ramp
Black Rock Boat Ramp
Cape Bridgewater Beach
Cape Conran Boat Ramp
Clifton Springs Boat Ramp
Cowes Jetty
Flinders Boat Ramp
Frankston Boat Ramp
Hastings Boat Ramp
Inverloch Boat Ramp
Killarney Boat Ramp
Kirks Point
Lorne–Grey Point Boat Ramp
Mallacoota Main Wharf
Marlo Jetty
Mornington Boat Ramp (Schnapper Point)
Newhaven Boat Ramp
Ocean Grove Boat Ramp
Patterson River Boat Ramp
Peterborough–Boat Bay Carpark
Pier 35
Port Albert Boat Ramp
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Port Campbell Jetty
Port Fairy Boat Ramp
Portland Boat Ramp
Portland Fishermans Wharf
Port Welshpool Boat Ramp
Queenscliff Boat Ramp
Rhyll Boat Ramp
Rye Boat Ramp
St Helens Boat Ramp
St Kilda Marina Carpark
Sandy Point
San Remo Fishermans Wharf
Shallow Inlet Carpark
Sorrento Boat Ramp
Stony Point Boat Ramp
Taylors Bay Boat Ramp
The Basin Carpark
Torquay Boat Ramp
Walkerville North
Walkerville South
Wally's Ramp
Warrnambool Boat Ramp
Werribee South Boat Ramp
West Bank Ramp
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PART 3—OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE FISHERIES
REGULATIONS 2009
16 Scallop dive notification service
In regulation 5 of the Fisheries Regulations 2009,
for the definition of scallop dive notification
service substitute—
"scallop dive notification service means—
(a) the internet application through which
the holder of a Scallop Dive (Port
Phillip) Fishery Access Licence may
notify specified scallop dive details and
scallop dive daily catch and effort
records to the Secretary; or
(b) if the internet application is not
available an alternative method,
notified to the licence holder by the
Secretary, by which the licence holder
may notify those details to the
Secretary;".
17 Revocation of redundant regulations
(1) Regulation 17(1) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 is revoked.
(2) Regulation 18(1) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 is revoked.
18 Use of bait net
In regulation 85 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009—
(a) for subregulation (1)(d) substitute—
"(d) the waters of the Toorloo Arm and
Nowa Nowa Arm of Lake Tyers that
flow upstream of the lines shown on the
plan in Schedule 6A, those lines being
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indicated by the coordinates shown on
that plan; and
(b) in subregulation (2) for "Toorloo Arm and
Nowa Nowa Arm" substitute "the waters
described in subregulation (1)(d)" .
19 Offence to use certain substances as bait or berley
In regulation 102(3) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009, for "trout or salmon ova" substitute
"fish ova".
20 Minimum size of fish
In the Table to regulation 118(1) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009—
(a) omit item 4; and
(b) for item 26 substitute—
"26 Wrasse (all species other
than blue groper)
27".
21 Catch limits
In the Table to regulation 124(1) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009—
(a) omit item 8;
(b) in item 70, for "Wrasse (all species other
than bluethroat wrasse and blue groper)"
substitute "Wrasse (all species other than
blue groper)";
(c) in item 71, for the words and expressions in
Column 4 substitute—
"20 litres of whole yabby or 150 whole
yabby or 5 litres of yabby meat in any form
not exceeding 150 tails (including claws or
other parts)".
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22 New regulation 124A inserted
After regulation 124 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 insert—
"124A Prohibition of possession of yabby
(1) For the purposes of section 67 of the Act, the
possession by a person who is not on, in, or
next to Victorian waters of the following
amount of yabby in any form is prohibited
unless the person is of a class of person set
out in subregulation (2)—
(a) more than 60 litres of whole yabby;
(b) more than 400 whole yabby;
(c) more than 10 litres of yabby (other than
whole yabby) not exceeding 400 tails.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the
classes of persons are—
(a) holders of, or persons acting on behalf
of the holders of, an aquaculture licence
authorising the hatching, rearing,
breeding, growing or displaying of
yabby who possess yabby in
accordance with that licence, the Act
and the regulations; or
(b) holders of, or persons acting on behalf
of the holders of, a general permit
under section 49 of the Act authorising
the taking or possessing of yabby who
possess yabby in accordance with that
permit, the Act and the regulations; or
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(c) holders of, or persons acting on behalf
of the holders of a Bait (General)
Fishery Access Licence who possess
yabby in accordance with that licence,
the Act and the regulations; or
(d) persons who possess yabby received
from a person referred to in paragraph
(a), (b) or (c).".
23 New regulation 189A inserted
After regulation 189 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 insert—
"189A Licence holder must not lease licence
The licence holder must not lease the licence
to another person.".
24 Activities authorised by a Trawl (Inshore) Fishery
Access Licence
In regulation 208(a) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009, for ", sea urchin and, unless specified in
the licence under regulation 33, bug" substitute
"and sea urchin".
25 Regulation 212 substituted
For regulation 212 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 substitute—
"212 Catch limit for bug
The licence holder must not, during any
fishing trip, take, or possess on board the
boat specified in the licence, or land from
that boat, more than 40 kilograms of bug
unless the Secretary has specified in the
licence that the licence holder may take more
than 40 kilograms of bug.".
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26 New regulation 234AA inserted
After regulation 234 of the Fisheries Regulations
2009 insert—
"234AA Licence holder must not lease licence
The licence holder must not lease the licence
to another person.".
27 Closed season for rock lobster
In regulation 322(2) of the Fisheries Regulations
2009, after "of any rock lobster" insert "from, or
in, on or next to Victorian waters,".
28 Scallop to be weighed after landing and information
given to the Secretary
In regulation 413I(1)(a) of the Fisheries
Regulations 2009 omit "electronically".
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29 New Schedule 6A inserted
After Schedule 6 to the Fisheries Regulations
2009 insert—
"SCHEDULE 6A
TOORLOO ARM AND NOWA NOWA ARM OF LAKE TYERS
Regulation 85(1)
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PART 4—AMENDMENT OF THE FISHERIES (FEES,
ROYALTIES AND LEVIES) REGULATIONS 2008
30 Levies on access licences
After regulation 17(1)(sa) of the Fisheries (Fees,
Royalties and Levies) Regulations 20082 insert—
"(sb) Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence;".
31 Levies on general permits
(1) Regulation 27(1)(c) and (2)(c) of the Fisheries
(Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008 are
revoked.
(2) In regulation 27(1)(b) of the Fisheries (Fees,
Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008, for
"fishery;" substitute "fishery.".
(3) In regulation 27(2)(b) of the Fisheries (Fees,
Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008, for
"units;" substitute "units.".
32 Application and transfer fees for commercial fishery
access licences
After item 19A in Schedule 1 to the Fisheries
(Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008
insert—
"19B Sea Urchin
Fishery Access
Licence
18⋅5
fee units
Not
applicable".
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33 Levies for access licences
In Schedule 2 to the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and
Levies) Regulations 2008—
(a) after item 20 in Part A insert—
"20A Sea
Urchin
Fishery
Access
Licence
34·6
fee
units
20·8
fee
units
31·5
fee
units
7·9
fee
units";
(b) after item 20 in Part B insert—
"20A Sea
Urchin
Fishery
Access
Licence
51·5
fee
units
30·9
fee
units
47·0
fee
units
11·7
fee
units";
(c) after item 20 in Part C insert—
"20A Sea
Urchin
Fishery
Access
Licence
74·1
fee
units
44·5
fee
units
67·6
fee
units
16·8
fee
units".
34 Grants levy for sea urchin access licences
After item 20 in Schedule 6 to the Fisheries (Fees,
Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008 insert—
"20A Sea Urchin Fishery
Access Licence
32·1 fee units 9".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 2/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 11 October 2013.
Reprinted to S.R. No. 18/2013. Subsequently amended by
S.R. Nos 68/2013 and 5/2014.
2 Reg. 30: S.R. No. 4/2008. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 April 2014. Reprinted to
S.R. No. 5/2014.
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