- Date
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25 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Summary
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Amends the:
Fisheries Management Act 1991
to: enable the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to undertake certain administrative and licensing functions by an eLicensing system (GOFish); and provide that fisheries officers engaged in investigating suspected illegal fishing can be issued with, and carry, prescribed defensive equipment in the course of their duties; and Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
to clarify which individuals who receive fish directly from Torres Strait commercial fishers require a fish receiver licence.