Fisheries Act 1983 Explained

Short Title:Fisheries Act 1983
Legislature:New Zealand Parliament
Long Title:An Act to consolidate and reform the law relating to the management and conservation of fisheries and fishery resources within New Zealand and New Zealand fisheries waters
Royal Assent:23 September 1983
Date Commenced:1 October 1983
Related:Fisheries Act 1996
Status:Current

The Fisheries Act 1983 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. An important provision of the Act was establishing the Quota Management System, one of the first individual fishing quota systems.[1] The Act was largely repealed with the passage of the Fisheries Act 1996.

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  1. Book: Ministry for the Environment. 0478090005. Ian Smith, Rowan Taylor . The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997. Wellington, N.Z. 1997.