Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2015

Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee· 23 August 2016general_report

The Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee examined the Aquatic Resources Management Bill 2015 to determine if it impacted the sovereignty and law-making powers of the WA Parliament. The Committee found that the Bill primarily consolidates existing legislation related to fisheries management and does not introduce new uniform legislation or alter existing intergovernmental agreements. Therefore, it returns the Bill to the House without further recommendations.

Impact

The Bill primarily affects the management of aquatic resources in Western Australia. The committee's report has implications for the legislative process, clarifying the scope of review for bills related to uniform legislation.

environmentresourcesaquatic resourcesfisheries managementuniform legislationparliamentary sovereigntyOffshore Constitutional SettlementWestern Australialegislation reviewintergovernmental agreementmarine resourceslaw-making powers

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