Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2015


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Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2015

An Act to amend the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995

[Royal Assent 4 December 2015]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2015 .

2.   Commencement

The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 99C inserted

After section 99B of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 7:

99C.   Fee payable under new deed of agreement

On and from the commencement of section 4 of the Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2015 , the fee payable under clause 5.2 of the deed of agreement set out in Schedule 3 is to be calculated as if the percentage of the beach price specified in clauses 5.5 and 5.6 of that deed were 7%.

5.    Section 210 amended (Liability of master of vessel)

Section 210(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting "allegedly" first occurring;
(b) by omitting "allegedly" second occurring;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (a) "allegedly".

6.    Section 211 amended (Liability of employer)

Section 211 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "allegedly" first occurring;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(a) "allegedly";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(c) "allegedly".

7.    Section 213 amended (Liability of holder of authorisation regarding offence by agent)

Section 213 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "allegedly" first occurring;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(a) "allegedly";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(c) "allegedly".

8.    Section 213A amended (Liability of holder of licence regarding offence by supervisor)

Section 213A of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(a) "allegedly";
(b) by omitting from subsection (2)(c) "allegedly".

9.    Section 214 amended (Liability of supervisors)

Section 214 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "allegedly" first occurring;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(a) "allegedly";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(c) "allegedly".

10.   Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which all of the provisions of this Act commence.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 15 OCTOBER 2015

Legislative Council on 18 NOVEMBER 2015]