FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 70C Continuance of particular authorities

FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 70C

70C Continuance of particular authorities

(1) This section applies only if the authority is of a type prescribed by regulation.

(2) If, immediately before the individual’s death, the individual was the only holder of the authority—

(a) the authority continues in force, subject to this Act; and

(b) the individual’s personal representative becomes the holder of the authority.

(3) If, immediately before the death, there was more than 1 holder of the authority—

(a) the individual’s personal representative becomes a holder of the authority; and

(b) the other holders of the authority continue to be holders of the authority, unaffected by the individual’s death.

(4) A personal representative who, under this section, becomes a holder takes the entitlement the individual had under the authority immediately before the death.