Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal regulations amended

4 Set net fishing prohibited in certain areas from Clarence Point to Cape Jackson

5 Trawling prohibited in certain areas from Clarence Point to Cape Jackson

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 June 2009.

3 Principal regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986.

4 Set net fishing prohibited in certain areas from Clarence Point to Cape Jackson

Regulation 2BC(2) is amended by—
- (a) omitting “a harbour entrance or, as the case may be,”; and
- (b) omitting “harbours and”.

5 Trawling prohibited in certain areas from Clarence Point to Cape Jackson

Regulation 4(2) is amended by—
- (a) omitting “a harbour entrance or, as the case may be,”; and
- (b) omitting “harbours and”.

Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 June 2009, amend regulations 2BC(2) and 4(2) of the Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, which prohibit set netting and trawling in a certain area from Clarence Point to Cape Jackson, to omit the references to harbours.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 23 April 2009.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.

Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2009