Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TORRES STRAIT TREATY (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 1984 NO. 22 OF 1984 - SECT 4

4. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Application of Act to Protected Zone

''4. (1) In this section, 'Protected Zone' has the same meaning as in the
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.

''(2) The provisions of this Act other than this section and sections 14 and
17 do not, except in relation to matters that occurred before the commencement
of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, apply to or in relation to the
Protected Zone.

''(3) Where there is in force a Proclamation under sub-section 15 (1) or (2)
of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 in relation to an area adjacent to the
Protected Zone, the provisions of this Act other than this section and
sections 14 and 17 do not, except in relation to matters that occurred before
the Proclamation came into force, apply to or in relation to any activities
within that area to which the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 applies by
virtue of the Proclamation.''.