📜 Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Amendment Bill 2009
Assented toLCBill 6725 June 2009
This Bill amends the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987 to allow for the withdrawal of commercial fishing authorisations and entitlements with compensation, improving the scope and administration of the Act.
Impact
Commercial fishers in Western Australia are affected. The bill aims to improve the economic viability and sustainability of the fishing industry and reduce conflict between users of aquatic resources.
Key Changes
["Allows for reduction of entitlements beyond boats, nets and pots.", "Enables the Department of Fisheries to set fees to cover the costs of industry-funded schemes.", "Allows schemes to buy out all entitlements in a fishery.", "Enables voluntary schemes with participation from some authorisation holders.", "Allows for different fees for different authorisation holders in voluntary schemes.", "Allows the committee of management to use modern forms of communication."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC25 June 2009
- LC Third ReadingLC15 Sept 2009
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC15 Sept 2009
- LA Second Reading MovedLA17 Sept 2009
- LA IntroducedLA17 Sept 2009
- LA Third ReadingLA25 Nov 2009
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA25 Nov 2009
- Royal Assent3 Dec 2009
Affected Sectors
agricultureenvironmentresources
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