Fisheries

No. 93 of 1970

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act 1952–1968 in relation to the operation of certain State and Territory laws and to omit references to Nauru.

[Assented to 2 November 1970]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1970.

(2.) The Fisheries Act 1952–1968 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1952–1970.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Parts.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words—

“Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–5).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–5a).”.

Definitions.

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of “Territory” the words “and includes the Territory of Nauru”.

5. After section 5 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part I.:—

Operation of certain State and Territory laws.

“5a. This Act or any other law of the Commonwealth shall not be taken to exclude the operation of a law of a State or of a Territory in so far as that law of a State or Territory relates to the licensing of persons to use premises for the preparation, processing, storage or examination of fish.”.

Certain payments to be made by Commonwealth to Administrations of certain Territories.

6. Section 16a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

“(1.) This section applies in relation to the Territory of Papua, the Territory of New Guinea and Norfolk Island.”.