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Australian Fisheries Legislation

ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. ComLaw is an integral part of the Australian Law online initiative to bring low or no-cost access to the law for the community. 

You can find legislation on ComLaw website relating to Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Fisheries. 

Legislation relevant Fisheries in Australia

  • Fisheries Management Act 1991
  • Fisheries (Management) Regulations 1992

  • Fisheries Administration Act 1991
  • Fisheries (Administration) Regulations

  • Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
  • Torres Strait (Fisheries) Regulations 1985

  • All DAFF legislation


Please Note:  Information on the SCALEplus website is only up-to-date as at 31 December 2005, note that no other new material has been added since 1 January 2005.

From 1 January 2005 all new primary and subordinate legislation that is made will be published on ComLaw website as relevant, not the SCALEplus website. However, SCALEplus will continue to be available to users until all relevant material, including historical material, is migrated to the ComLaw website.

You may need to visit  the SCALEplus website in order to access the contents of:

  • all historical databases
  • Statutory Rules that are not in force, and
  • the legislation of the non-self-governing territories.