FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

DECLARATION UNDER SUBSECTION 4(2)

“FV JANAS”

(No. 1 of 2015)

I, Dr Nick Rayns, delegate of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority:

(a)          having been advised that the FV Janas has been lawfully imported into Australia; and

(b)          being satisfied that the extent of participation of citizens or residents of Australia either directly or indirectly, in the control of the operations of the boat in the Australian Fishing Zone will be such as to justify me in declaring the FV Janas to be an Australian boat:

make the following declaration under subsection 4(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Date     9 April 2015

     Dr Nick Rayns

 Executive Manager, Fisheries

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

 1.  This declaration may be cited as the Australian Boat Declaration No.1 of 2015.

Commencement

 2.  This declaration commences on gazettal.

Interpretation

 3.  In this declaration:

“Janas” means the fishing boat known as the “FV Janas” the call sign for which is ZMTW”.

[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this declaration.]

Declaration that the FV Janas is taken to be an Australian boat

4.      The FV Janas is, for the period commencing from date of gazettal of this notice to 30 August 2015, taken to be an Australian boat for the purposes of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.