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Fisheries Act 1996

Quota management system - Annual catch entitlement required before fishing

71: Defences applicable to individual fishers

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"Defences that help individual fishers"

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You need to know that section 71 is about defences for individual fishers. This section was repealed on 9 September 1999. It was repealed by section 85(c) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999.

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Part 4Quota management system
Annual catch entitlement required before fishing

71Defences applicable to individual fishers (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 71: repealed (without coming into force), on , by section 85(c) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).