Fisheries Amendment Bill
About this bill
This bill will amend the Fisheries Act 1996. It will require several consequential amendments to the commercial and recreational fishing regulations and supports a commercial fishing sector that is innovative and technology driven, has highly selective practices, and is responsive to cumulative pressures on the marine environment caused by, for example, climate change.
Current status
Royal Assent given 31 October 2022.
Enacted as the Fisheries Amendment Act 2022 (2022/56)
Member of Parliament responsible
Bill type
Government bill
Votes
Second reading 27 September 2022
Passed by a majority of 100 votes (110 ayes, 10 noes, 0 abstentions)
First reading 05 May 2022
Passed by a majority of 98 votes (108 ayes, 10 noes, 0 abstentions)
All data
| Bill type | Government bill |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 53 |
| Ref | 117-3 |
| Introduced | 13 April 2022 |
| First reading | 5 May 2022 |
| Select Committee | Primary Production Committee |
| Public submissions due | 17 June 2022 |
| Select Committee report back | 20 September 2022 |
| Second reading | 27 September 2022 |
| Committee of the whole House | 28 September 2022 |
| Third reading | 25 October 2022 |
| Royal Assent | 31 October 2022 |
| Enacted as | Fisheries Amendment Act 2022 (2022/56) |
| Divided | No |
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