Fisheries Act 1996

Sustainability measures

14C: Stock may be declared no longer subject to section 14B

You could also call this:

"The Governor-General can cancel some fishing rules for certain fish stocks."

The Governor-General can decide that some fishing rules no longer apply to certain fish stocks. You can find these rules in section 14B. If the Governor-General makes this decision, the total amount of fish that can be caught must be set according to section 13 or section 14. The Governor-General makes this decision with the help of the Minister. This decision is called an Order in Council. You can learn more about how these orders are published by reading Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. When the Governor-General makes an Order in Council, it is a type of law called secondary legislation.

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14B: Alternative total allowable catch for certain stocks, or

"The Minister sets a safe catch limit for some fish to help them survive."

15: Fishing-related mortality of marine mammals or other wildlife, or

"Protecting marine animals from fishing harm"

Part 3Sustainability measures

14CStock may be declared no longer subject to section 14B

The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, declare that section 14B no longer applies to the stock specified in the order.
If an order under subsection (1) is made in respect of any stock, the total allowable catch for the stock must be set under section 13 or section 14, as the case may require.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 14C: inserted, on 9 September 1999, by section 8 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).
Section 14C(3): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).