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Fisheries Act 1995
39Restrictions concerning access licences
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39 Restrictions concerning access licences
(1) The holder of an access licence of a class specified by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection must not personally carry out any of the fishing activities authorised by the licence unless he or she is expressly permitted to do so by the licence.
(2) The holder of an access licence of a class specified by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection must not use the services of any other person to carry out any of the fishing activities authorised by the licence unless—
S. 39(2)(a) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 57.
(a) the other person is, in the opinion of the Victorian Fisheries Authority, a fit and proper person to carry out those activities; and
(b) the licence permits the holder to use the services of that person and states the name of the person on the licence.
(3) The holder of an access licence of a class specified by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection must not use a boat to carry out any of the fishing activities authorised by the licence unless the licence permits the use of that boat and states the registration number of the boat.
S. 40 (Heading) inserted by No. 69/2004 s. 3(1)(a).
S. 40 substituted by No. 5/1997