FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 52 Conditions of fishery licences and permits
FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 52
Conditions of fishery licences and permits(1) In addition to any conditions that are imposed by this Act, a fishery licence or a permit is subject to—
S. 52(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 66.
(a) any conditions that the Victorian Fisheries Authority thinks appropriate and that are expressed or referred to in the licence or permit; and
(b) any conditions that are set out in the regulations.
S. 52(2) inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 31, amended by No. 68/2016 s. 66.
(2) In issuing documentary evidence of a licence (other than a recreational fishery licence) or a quota allocation entitlement, the Victorian Fisheries Authority must ensure, to the maximum extent that is practicable, that there is displayed on, or attached to, the document the conditions that apply to the licence or entitlement (including those imposed directly by this Act and by the regulations).
S. 52(3) inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 31.
(3) A failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the licence or the entitlement nor does it absolve any person from the need to comply with any applicable condition of the licence or entitlement (even if that condition is not displayed on, or attached to, the document evidencing the licence or entitlement).
S. 53 substituted by No. 5/1997
s. 9.