❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on unpaid commercial fishing licenses and exemptions granted by the Minister or CEO of the Department of Fisheries. The Minister clarifies that the previous answer did not include exemptions and provides details on ministerial exemptions granted.
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COMMERCIAL FISHERS — UNPAID LICENCES
I refer to the answer given to question on notice 182. (1) Does this answer include non-payment of fishery licence fees granted by the minister or the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries by way of exemption? (2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE
I refer to the answer given to question on notice 182. (1) Does this answer include non-payment of fishery licence fees granted by the minister or the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries by way of exemption? (2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(1) Does this answer include non-payment of fishery licence fees granted by the minister or the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries by way of exemption? (2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption?
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(1) Does this answer include non-payment of fishery licence fees granted by the minister or the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries by way of exemption? (2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(2) If no to (1) — (a) how many fishers were granted such exemptions from payment—please provide their names; and (b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(b) with respect to each exemption, who granted the exemption?
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(1) No. (2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
(2) The Fish Resources Management Act 1994 permits the chief executive officer of the Department of Fisheries to grant exemptions for specific purposes and allows the minister to grant an exemption for any purpose. On this basis, ministerial exemptions have been granted for a range of purposes. In terms of accessing fisheries, exemptions can be separated into two categories. The first category is those that are issued to provide people with the capacity to access fisheries or undertake fishing activities that are not formally managed and therefore cannot be authorised under an existing authorisation. Typically these exemptions cater for developmental fishing techniques and developing fisheries such as the octopus fishery. The second category of exemptions is those that are issued to allow people to operate in an existing formally managed fishery despite not being the holder of a current authorisation for that fishery. In the case of the latter, three ministerial exemptions that I have issued were current as at 30 November 2008. These were, firstly, exemption 1679 issued to Ian John Rowland and Jesse Vivian Rowland; secondly, exemption 1680 issued to Mr Antonio LaMacchia and Mr Carmelo LaMacchia; and, thirdly, exemption 396 issued to Mr Steven Da Silva. These exemption holders do not pay managed fishery licence fees.
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