61Minister may issue directions

61 Minister may issue directions

(1) The Minister may give a direction on any matter relating to the management of one or more fisheries or one or more zones of a fishery including (without limiting the scope of this power)—

(a) the eligibility criteria that must be met before a person may be issued with a particular category or class of fishery licence or permit, or to have a particular category or class of fishery licence renewed or transferred;

(b) licence reduction arrangements;

S. 61(1)(c) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 77(1).

(c) requiring the Victorian Fisheries Authority to cancel licences.

(2) The Minister must publish any direction given under this section in the Government Gazette.

(3) The Minister may revoke or amend a direction at any time by publishing notice of the revocation or amendment in the Government Gazette.

S. 61(4) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 77(2).

(4) If a direction is to contain measures or conditions involving expenditure by the Crown other than expenditure within the relevant Department's or the Victorian Fisheries Authority's budget allocation, the Minister may only give the direction after obtaining the approval of the Treasurer.

S. 61(5) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 77(3).

(5) The Victorian Fisheries Authority must comply with any direction given under subsection (1)(c).

S. 61A inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 33.