34Licence—amendment initiated by conservator

34 Licence—amendment initiated by conservator (1) The conservator may, by written notice (an amendment notice) given to a licensee, amend a fisheries licence if satisfied that— (a) the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and (b) if the licensee is a corporation—each influential person for the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and (c) the licensed activity is a suitable activity for the licence as amended.

(2) However, the conservator may amend the licence only if— (a) the conservator has given the licensee written notice of the proposed amendment (a proposal notice); and (b) the proposal notice states that written submissions about the proposal may be made to the conservator before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the proposal notice is given to the licensee; and (c) after the end of the stated period, the conservator has considered any submissions made in accordance with the proposal notice. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the licensee applied for, or agreed in writing to, the amendment. (4) The amendment takes effect on the day the amendment notice is given to the licensee or a later day stated in the notice.