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was establishing the Quota Management System, one of the first individual fishing quota systems.[1] The Act was largely repealed with the passage of the Fisheries Act 1996.
| Fisheries Act 1983 | |
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
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| Royal assent | 23 September 1983 |
| Commenced | 1 October 1983 |
| Related legislation | |
| Fisheries Act 1996 | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
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References edit
- ^ Ian Smith, Rowan Taylor, ed. (1997). The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997. Wellington, N.Z: Ministry for the Environment. ISBN 0478090005.