Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.141Additional provision about annual fees for a licence, fishery symbol or quota authority
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sec.141 Additional provision about annual fees for a licence, fishery symbol or quota authority
This section applies to— an annual fee for a licence stated in schedule 6 , part 1 ; and a fee for a fishery symbol or quota authority stated in schedule 6 , part 2 . The fee is payable for a financial year— in full before the start of the financial year; or for a licence stated in schedule 6 , part 1 —in 2 equal payments of the sum of the amount of the fee and the additional administrative fee, with— 1 payment before the start of the financial year; and the other payment at least 6 months before the end of the financial year. If the licence, fishery symbol or quota authority is issued or transferred to a person during a financial year, subsection (2) applies in relation to that financial year as if— a reference to the start of the financial year were a reference to when the licence, fishery symbol or quota authority was issued or transferred to the person; and a reference to at least 6 months before the end of the financial year were a reference to the middle of the period starting when the licence was issued or transferred to the person and ending at the end of the financial year. For subsection (3) , a fishery symbol is issued or transferred to a person when the fishery symbol is written on a licence held by the person. In this section— additional administrative fee means the additional administrative fee stated in schedule 6 , part 1 . s 141 amd 2020 SL No. 152 s 17 ; 2020 SL No. 236 s 192A (amd 2021 SL No. 85 s 20 ) (sec.141-ssec.1) This section applies to— an annual fee for a licence stated in schedule 6 , part 1 ; and a fee for a fishery symbol or quota authority stated in schedule 6 , part 2 . (sec.141-ssec.2) The fee is payable for a financial year— in full before the start of the financial year; or for a licence stated in schedule 6 , part 1 —in 2 equal payments of the sum of the amount of the fee and the additional administrative fee, with— 1 payment before the start of the financial year; and the other payment at least 6 months before the end of the financial year. (sec.141-ssec.3) If the licence, fishery symbol or quota authority is issued or transferred to a person during a financial year, subsection (2) applies in relation to that financial year as if— a reference to the start of the financial year were a reference to when the licence, fishery symbol or quota authority was issued or transferred to the person; and a reference to at least 6 months before the end of the financial year were a reference to the middle of the period starting when the licence was issued or transferred to the person and ending at the end of the financial year. (sec.141-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , a fishery symbol is issued or transferred to a person when the fishery symbol is written on a licence held by the person. (sec.141-ssec.5) In this section— additional administrative fee means the additional administrative fee stated in schedule 6 , part 1 .