155AConversion of existing licences

155A Conversion of existing licences Subject to section 155B, on the relevant appointed day (or as soon as is practicable after that day)— (a) the holder of a master fisherman's licence under section 13 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with an access licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day, but is not entitled to an access licence in respect of a fishery for which a boat is licensed under section 14 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** (except in accordance with paragraph (b)); (b) the person for the time being registered as the owner of a registered fishing boat that is licensed under section 14 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued, in respect of each fishery for which the boat is licensed, with an access licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day; (c) the holder of a declared abalone licence under section 13A or a new abalone licence under section 13B of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with an access licence— (i) that authorises (in accordance with this Act) either the holder or a person approved by the Secretary to take abalone; and (ii) that otherwise has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day; (d) the holder of a bait licence under section 13 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with an access licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day; (e) the holder of an abalone processor's licence or an abalone storer's licence under section 13 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with a fish receiver's licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day; (f) the holder of a consolidated master fisherman's licence or a master fisherman's licence under section 13AA of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with an access licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day; (g) the holder of a fish-culture permit under section 25 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** is entitled to be issued with an aquaculture licence— S. 155A(g)(i) amended by No. 35/2019 s. 8(12). (i) that has a duration of not more than one year; and (ii) that otherwise has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the permit immediately before the relevant appointed day. (h) the holder of a processor's licence under section 13 of the **Fisheries Act 1968** who was processing scallops immediately before the relevant appointed day is entitled to be issued with a fish receiver's licence that has entitlements equivalent to those that applied to the licence immediately before the relevant appointed day. S. 155B inserted by No. 5/1997