Fisheries Amendment Act 1990 (No. 29 of 1990).

The Quota Appeal Authority shall have the sole function of hearing appeals and making decisions under sections 28H, 28HA, and 28I of this Act in respect of quota management systems that are declared under sections 28B (1) and 28BA (1) of this Act. A new section 28C grants power to the Minister to specify the total allowable commercial catch to be available for commercial fishing for each quota management area in respect of each species or class of fish, other than rock lobster, that is subject to the quota management system. Also section 28CA concerns total allowable catch of rock lobster. Section 28D specifies matters to be taken into account in determining or varying any total allowable commercial catch. New sections are inserted on fishing by foreigners, fishing permits, disposal of fish, records and returns, use of gear in controlled fishery, powers of fishery officers, powers of seizure, transfer of leases and fishing quotas, etc.