Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 28/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 substituted 2 SCHEDULE 2—Levies for Access Licences 2 SCHEDULE 3—Levies for Fish Receiver Licences 6 SCHEDULE 4—Levies for Aquaculture Licences 7 SCHEDULE 5—Levies for Individual Abalone Quota Units 9 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 10 -- 1 of 11 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries Act 1995 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 5 March 2013 Responsible Minister: PETER WALSH Minister for Agriculture and Food Security MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008 to increase the management, compliance and research FMS levies for access licences, fish receiver licences, aquaculture licences and individual abalone quota units. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 153 of the Fisheries Act 1995. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 April 2013. -- 2 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 20081 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 substituted For Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the Principal Regulations substitute— "SCHEDULE 2 Regulations 14, 17 LEVIES FOR ACCESS LICENCES Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 1 Abalone Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence 248⋅3 fee units Nil Nil Nil 4⋅7 fee units 253⋅0 fee units 2 Abalone Fishery (Central Zone) Access Licence 248⋅3 fee units Nil Nil Nil 4⋅7 fee units 253⋅0 fee units 3 Abalone Fishery (Eastern Zone) Access Licence 248⋅3 fee units Nil Nil Nil 4⋅7 fee units 253⋅0 fee units 4 Bait (General) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 2⋅3 fee units Nil 1⋅0 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 60⋅0 fee units 5 Corner Inlet Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 4⋅0 fee units 153⋅1 fee units 23⋅9 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 237⋅7 fee units r. 4 -- 3 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 6 Eel Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 22⋅0 fee units Nil 7⋅9 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 86⋅6 fee units 7 Giant Crab Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Variable amount: 2⋅6 fee units per individual quota unit (for combined compliance and research levies) 3⋅7 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 60⋅4 fee units plus variable amount calculated as set out in combined columns 4 and 5 8 Gippsland Lakes Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 23⋅0 fee units 133⋅9 fee units 20⋅9 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 234⋅5 fee units 9 Gippsland Lakes (Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 6⋅6 fee units 6⋅4 fee units 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 62⋅6 fee units 10 Gippsland Lakes Fishery (Mussel Dive) Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 4⋅6 fee units Nil 1⋅0 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 62⋅3 fee units 11 Lake Tyers (Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Nil Nil 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 49⋅6 fee units 12 Mallacoota Lower Lake (Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 6⋅8 fee units Nil 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 56⋅4 fee units 13 Ocean Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Nil 1⋅4 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 59⋅5 fee units r. 5 -- 4 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 14 Port Phillip Bay (Mussel Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 7⋅2 fee units Nil 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 56⋅8 fee units 15 Purse Seine (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 5⋅6 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 65⋅1 fee units 16 Purse Seine (Port Phillip Bay) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 4⋅7 fee units Nil Nil 32⋅1 fee units 61⋅4 fee units 17 Rock Lobster Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence 99⋅6 fee units Variable amount: 6⋅1 fee units per individual quota unit, plus 2⋅3 fee units for each rock lobster pot specified in the licence (for combined compliance and research levies) 33⋅8 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 165⋅5 fee units plus variable amount calculated as set out in combined columns 4 and 5 18 Rock Lobster Fishery (Eastern Zone) Access Licence 55⋅5 fee units Variable amount: 3⋅4 fee units per individual quota unit (for combined compliance and research levies) 8⋅3 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 95⋅9 fee units plus variable amount calculated as set out in combined columns 4 and 5 19 Scallop (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence 2·1 fee units Nil 9·5 fee units 1·5 fee units 32·1 fee units 45·2 fee units r. 5 -- 5 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 20 Snowy River (Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Nil 4⋅4 fee units 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 54⋅0 fee units 21 Sydenham Inlet (Bait) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Nil 4⋅8 fee units 1⋅0 fee units 24⋅0 fee units 54⋅4 fee units 22 Trawl (Inshore) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 2⋅3 fee units 2⋅2 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 62⋅6 fee units 23 Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units 8⋅8 fee units 153⋅3 fee units 14⋅2 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 233⋅0 fee units 24 Wrasse (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence 24⋅6 fee units Nil 3⋅5 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 32⋅1 fee units 61⋅6 fee units Note 1: FMS means the fisheries management services provided by the Department. __________________ r. 5 -- 6 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 18 LEVIES FOR FISH RECEIVER LICENCES Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 1 Fish Receivers' (Abalone) Licence 24⋅6 fee units 1⋅8 fee units Nil Nil 349⋅7 fee units 376⋅1 fee units 2 Fish Receivers' (Scallop) Licence 37⋅6 fee units 16⋅9 fee units Nil Nil 63⋅0 fee units 117⋅5 fee units Note 1: FMS means the fisheries management services provided by the Department. __________________ r. 5 -- 7 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 19 LEVIES FOR AQUACULTURE LICENCES Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 1 Aquaculture (Crown Land— Abalone) Licence 6⋅6 fee units 6⋅0 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 32⋅1 fee units 2 Aquaculture (Crown Land— Bivalve Shellfish) Licence 32⋅2 fee units 7⋅4 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 59⋅1 fee units 3 Aquaculture (Crown Land—Eels) Licence 20⋅4 fee units 19⋅6 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 59⋅5 fee units 4 Aquaculture (Crown Land— Offshore) Licence 43⋅7 fee units 10⋅9 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 74⋅1 fee units 5 Aquaculture (Crown Land— Other) Licence Nil Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 19⋅5 fee units 6 Aquaculture (On-shore Abalone) Licence 4⋅0 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 28⋅7 fee units 7 Aquaculture (Private Land—Eels) Licence Nil Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 19⋅5 fee units 8 Aquaculture (Private Land— Indoor Intensive) Licence Nil Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 19⋅5 fee units r. 5 -- 8 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 8 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Licence Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 9 Aquaculture (Private Land— Marine) Licence 5⋅2 fee units Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 24⋅7 fee units 10 Aquaculture (Private Land— Ornamentals) Licence 10⋅5 fee units 15⋅0 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 45⋅0 fee units 11 Aquaculture (Private Land— Other) Licence 18⋅7 fee units 5⋅7 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 43⋅9 fee units 12 Aquaculture (Private Land— Salmonids) Licence 5⋅6 fee units 3⋅9 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 29⋅0 fee units 13 Aquaculture (Private Land— Tourism) Licence Nil Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 19⋅5 fee units 14 Aquaculture (Private Land—Warm Water Finfish) Licence 3⋅8 fee units 2⋅0 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 25⋅3 fee units 15 Aquaculture (Private Land— Yabbies) Licence 2⋅2 fee units 1⋅4 fee units 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 23⋅1 fee units 16 Aquaculture (Private Land— Yabbies Multiwaters) Licence Nil Nil 5⋅2 fee units 14⋅3 fee units Nil 19⋅5 fee units Note 1: FMS means the fisheries management services provided by the Department. __________________ r. 5 -- 9 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 9 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE 5 Regulations 14, 20 LEVIES FOR INDIVIDUAL ABALONE QUOTA UNITS Column 1 Item No. Column 2 Class of Individual Abalone Quota Unit Column 3 Management FMS 1 Levy Column 4 Compliance FMS 1 Levy Column 5 Research FMS 1 Levy Column 6 FRDC Levy Column 7 Grants Levy Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7 1 Individual abalone quota unit (Western Zone) 20·4 fee units 21·1 fee units 30⋅0 fee units 4⋅1 fee units 31⋅4 fee units 107⋅0 fee units 2 Individual abalone quota unit (Central Zone) 13·0 fee units 21·6 fee units 30⋅0 fee units 4⋅1 fee units 29.3 fee units 98.0 fee units 3 Individual abalone quota unit (Eastern Zone) 41·2 fee units 46·9 fee units 30⋅0 fee units 4⋅1 fee units 4⋅7 fee units 126⋅9 fee units Note 1: FMS means the fisheries management services provided by the Department.". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 10 of 11 -- S.R. No. 28/2013 Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2013 10 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 4/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 92/2008, 2/2009, 3/2009, 13/2010 and 12/2011. —— Fee Units These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit. The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2012 is $12.53. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents. The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. Endnotes -- 11 of 11 --