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Fisheries Act 1988
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9 Registers
(1) The Director must keep a register or registers that contain
particulars of the following:
(a) the holders of licences and permits;
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(b) the grant, renewal, variation, transfer, expiry, suspension or
cancellation of rights, licences, registrations, permits, quotas
or other authorities required or granted under this Act;
(c) approved operators and the period for which they have been
approved;
(d) the appointment of an approved operator to be the person in
charge of fishing operations under a licence or permit and, if
the appointment is for part of the operations only, the part for
which they are appointed;
(e) the name or identifying number of each registered vessel and
the owners of those vessels;
(f) any registered third party interests.
(2) A person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, if any, examine or
obtain a copy of so much of a register kept under subsection (1) as
contains the following information:
(a) the names and business addresses of:
(i) the holders of licences and permits; or
(ii) approved operators; or
(iii) persons who hold a registered third party interest;
(b) the type of licence or permit:
(i) held by a person; or
(ii) in relation to which an approved operator is appointed to
be the person in charge of fishing operations; or
(iii) in the case of a licence, in relation to which there is any
registered third party interest;
(c) the name or identifying number of each registered vessel and
the name and business address of its owner;
(d) other information prescribed by the Director by Gazette notice.