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Fisheries Act 1988
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20 Cancellation or suspension by court order
(1) This section applies if a court finds a licensee guilty of an offence
relating to the licence or permit or an application relating to the
(2) In addition to imposing a penalty or making an order for forfeiture,
the court may do any of the following:
(a) for a licence – order the Director to:
(i) cancel the licence or any quota allocated to it; or
(ii) suspend the licence or quota for a period of up to 1 year;
(b) for a permit – order the Director to:
(i) cancel the permit; or
(ii) suspend the permit for a period of up to 1 year.
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