Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.68Criteria for suspending line units
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sec.68 Criteria for suspending line units
This section applies in relation to CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units held by a person if, in a line year— the person takes an amount of regulated coral reef fin fish authorised to be taken under the line units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the line units; or an RQ fishery licence held by the person is suspended. An appropriate suspension may be— for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following line year of the number of CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the line year of all the person’s CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with unused entitlements. (sec.68-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units held by a person if, in a line year— the person takes an amount of regulated coral reef fin fish authorised to be taken under the line units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the line units; or an RQ fishery licence held by the person is suspended. (sec.68-ssec.2) An appropriate suspension may be— for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following line year of the number of CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the line year of all the person’s CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with unused entitlements.
- (a) the person takes an amount of regulated coral reef fin fish authorised to be taken under the line units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the line units; or
- (b) an RQ fishery licence held by the person is suspended.
- (a) for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following line year of the number of CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or
- (b) for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the line year of all the person’s CT line units, OS line units or RTE line units with unused entitlements.