FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 54 Changes to licence or permit conditions

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 54

S. 54(1) amended by Nos 17/2002 s. 6(1), 68/2016 s. 67(1).

    (1)     Subject to subsection (1B), the Victorian Fisheries Authority may at any time—

        (a)     vary a fishery licence or a permit; or

S. 54(1)(b) amended by No. 80/2000 s. 6(1).

        (b)     vary or revoke a condition imposed by her or him or impose a new condition on a fishery licence or a permit; or

S. 54(1)(c) inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 6(1).

        (c)     vary a class of fishery licence; or

S. 54(1)(d) inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 6(1), amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(1).

        (d)     vary or revoke a condition imposed by the Victorian Fisheries Authority or impose a new condition on a class of fishery licence.

S. 54(1A) inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 6(2), amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(2).

    (1A)     The Victorian Fisheries Authority may only exercise a power conferred by subsection (1)(c) or (d) to give effect to a management plan declared under section 28, or to any change to such a plan.

S. 54(1B) inserted by No. 17/2002 s. 6(2), amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(2).

    (1B)     The Victorian Fisheries Authority must not vary—

        (a)     a fishery licence or a permit; or

        (b)     a condition on a fishery licence or permit; or

        (c)     a class of fishery licence; or

        (d)     a condition on a class of fishery licence—

if the variation would be inconsistent with any regulations, management plan or Ministerial direction.

S. 54(2) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(2).

    (2)     The Victorian Fisheries Authority may act under subsection (1)—

        (a)     on her or his own initiative; or

        (b)     on the written application of the person who holds the licence or permit.

S. 54(3) amended by Nos 80/2000 s. 6(3), 68/2016 s. 67(3).

    (3)     Before acting on the Victorian Fisheries Authority's own initiative in respect of subsection (1)(a) or (b), the Victorian Fisheries Authority must give the person who holds the licence or permit written notice of the action that the Victorian Fisheries Authority proposes to take and must allow the person to make written representations about the intended action within 14 days.

S. 54(3A) inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 6(4), repealed by No. 35/2009 s. 31(1).

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S. 54(4) amended by Nos 80/2000 s. 6(5), 35/2009 s. 31(2), 68/2016 s. 67(4).

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply if the Victorian Fisheries Authority imposes, varies or revokes a condition for the purpose of removing any inconsistency between the licence or permit and any regulation, Order in Council, fisheries notice, management plan, order, Ministerial direction or intergovernmental agreement or arrangement.

S. 54(5) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(5).

    (5)     If the Victorian Fisheries Authority imposes, varies or revokes a condition of a licence or permit, the change has no effect until the Victorian Fisheries Authority notifies the holder of the licence or permit in writing of the change.

S. 54(6) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 67(6).

    (6)     The holder of a licence or permit must return the licence or permit to the Victorian Fisheries Authority within 10 days of being given notice that the Victorian Fisheries Authority has decided to change the licence or permit, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

S. 55 substituted by No. 5/1997

s. 9.