Version No. 077 Fisheries Act 1995 No. 92 of 1995 Version incorporating amendments as at 10 November 2014 table of provisions Section Page 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Objectives of Act 2 3A Consultation principles 2 4 Definitions and interpretative provisions 5 5 Definition of 22 fish 6 Declaration of 23 fishing bait 7 Definition of 23 fishery 7A Meaning of 24 species 7B Expanded meaning of of fish or fishing equipment 25 possession 8 Definition of and 25 Victorian waters waters 9 Act to bind the Crown 27 10 Crown property 27 11 Application of this Act 27 11A This Act applies to fisheries reserves on land 28 11B Extraterritorial operation of Act 29 11C Licence, approval and quota not personal property 29 31 Division 1—Commonwealth–State management 31 12 Powers and functions of Minister and deputy 31 13 Power to enter into agreements 31 14 Judicial notice and publication of agreement 32 15 Functions of Joint Authority 32 16 Delegation 33 17 Procedure of Joint Authorities 34 18 Report of Joint Authority to be tabled 34 19 Arrangement for management of certain fisheries 35 20 Application of Act to fisheries in accordance with arrangements 37 21 Functions of Joint Authority 37
Version No. 077 Fisheries Act 1995 No. 92 of 1995 Version incorporating amendments as at 10 November 2014 table of provisions Section Page 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Objectives of Act 2 3A Consultation principles 2 4 Definitions and interpretative provisions 5 5 Definition of fish 22 6 Declaration of fishing bait 23 7 Definition of fishery 23 7A Meaning of species 24 7B Expanded meaning of possession of fish or fishing equipment 25 8 Definition of Victorian waters and waters 25 9 Act to bind the Crown 27 10 Crown property 27 11 Application of this Act 27 11A This Act applies to fisheries reserves on land 28 11B Extraterritorial operation of Act 29 11C Licence, approval and quota not personal property 29 31 Division 1—Commonwealth–State management 31 12 Powers and functions of Minister and deputy 31 13 Power to enter into agreements 31 14 Judicial notice and publication of agreement 32 15 Functions of Joint Authority 32 16 Delegation 33 17 Procedure of Joint Authorities 34 18 Report of Joint Authority to be tabled 34 19 Arrangement for management of certain fisheries 35 20 Application of Act to fisheries in accordance with arrangements 37 21 Functions of Joint Authority 37
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