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Fisheries Act 1988
20ACancellation or suspension by Director
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20A Cancellation or suspension by Director
(1) If a licensee is charged with an offence relating to the licence or
permit, or to an application relating to the licence or permit, the
Director may suspend the licence or permit, or processing the
application, for a period or until the determination or withdrawal of
the charge.
(2) If a licensee is the holder of a licence or other authority relating to
fishing under an Act of the Commonwealth, a State, or another
Territory and that licence or other authority is cancelled or
suspended, the Director may cancel or suspend:
(a) a licence or permit granted to the licensee under this Act; or
(b) any quota allocated to a licence mentioned in paragraph (a).