Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.70Criteria for suspending T4-ITQ units
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sec.70 Criteria for suspending T4-ITQ units
This section applies in relation to T4-ITQ units held by a person if, in a T4-ITQ year— the person takes an amount of prescribed whiting for the T4-ITQ units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the T4-ITQ units; or a T4 fishery licence held by the person is suspended. An appropriate suspension may be— for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following T4-ITQ year of the number of T4-ITQ units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the T4-ITQ year of all the person’s T4-ITQ units with unused entitlements. (sec.70-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to T4-ITQ units held by a person if, in a T4-ITQ year— the person takes an amount of prescribed whiting for the T4-ITQ units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the T4-ITQ units; or a T4 fishery licence held by the person is suspended. (sec.70-ssec.2) An appropriate suspension may be— for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following T4-ITQ year of the number of T4-ITQ units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the T4-ITQ year of all the person’s T4-ITQ units with unused entitlements.
- (a) the person takes an amount of prescribed whiting for the T4-ITQ units that exceeds the person’s total entitlements under the T4-ITQ units; or
- (b) a T4 fishery licence held by the person is suspended.
- (a) for subsection (1) (a) —suspension for the following T4-ITQ year of the number of T4-ITQ units with entitlements equal to the amount by which the entitlements were exceeded; or
- (b) for subsection (1) (b) —suspension for the T4-ITQ year of all the person’s T4-ITQ units with unused entitlements.