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Fisheries Act 1988
17BFit and proper person test
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17B Fit and proper person test
An individual is a fit and proper person if the individual:
(a) is an adult; and
(b) does not hold a licence or permit, or a licence or other
authority relating to fishing under an Act of the
Commonwealth, a State or another Territory, that is currently
suspended; and
(c) has not been found guilty of an offence against this Act, or any
other Act that the Director considers relevant, in the previous
5 years; and
(d) has otherwise complied with this Act; and
(e) is otherwise a fit and proper person to be an approved
operator taking into account any matters specified in the
Ministerial guidelines.