Fisheries Management and Environmental Assessment Legislation Amendment Act 2000.
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Abstract
This Act amends the Fisheries Management Act 1994 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to provide for the assessment of the environmental impact of fishing activities, to provide for the protection of aquatic habitats and to reorganize the commercial fisheries sector. The Act provides for the establishment of the Fisheries Resource Conservation and Assessment Council, for the management of shared fisheries and for the protection of fish habitats. Other amendments concern recreational fishing fees and commercial fishing entitlements.
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Long title of text
An Act to amend the Fisheries Management Act 1994 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to provide for the environmental assessment of fishing activities; to restructure the management of commercial fisheries; to require recreational saltwater fishers as well as freshwater fishers to pay a fishing fee; to make further provision for the protection of aquatic habitats; and for other purposes.
Repealed
No
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English
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