12Grounds for suspension or cancellation of endorsement

#### 12 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of endorsement 12 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of endorsement > > (1) The Minister may suspend or cancel an endorsement of a nominated fisher if— > > > > > (a) the fisher does anything that would be grounds for cancellation or suspension of the fisher’s commercial fishing licence, or > > > > > (b) the Minister is satisfied that the fisher has contravened a provision of this Plan, or > > > > > (c) the shareholder who nominated the fisher— > > > > > > > (i) revokes the nomination, or > > > > > > > (ii) nominates another commercial fisher to take abalone in the fishery on the shareholder’s behalf, or > > > > > > > (iii) is convicted of an abalone offence or a serious fisheries offence, or > > > > > > > (iv) becomes the nominated fisher of another shareholder in the same fishery. > > > (2) The Minister may suspend or cancel an endorsement of a commercial fisher who is a shareholder if— > > > > > (a) the shareholder is convicted of an abalone offence or a serious fisheries offence, or > > > > > (b) if the Minister is satisfied that the shareholder has contravened a provision of this Plan, or > > > > > (c) the shareholder becomes the nominated fisher of another shareholder in the same fishery. > > > (3) The Minister may suspend an endorsement for a specified period of no less than 4 weeks at the request of the holder of the endorsed licence. The suspension period may be shortened or lengthened by the Minister on request of the holder of the endorsement. > > Note— > > An endorsement may be suspended or cancelled if the holder of the licence ceases to be eligible to have the licence endorsed, for instance, because the holder holds less than the minimum shareholding in the fishery. The endorsement may also be cancelled or suspended if the shareholder fails to pay any community contribution, management charge or other amount due under Part 3 of the Act. (See section 68 (7) of the Act.) If an endorsement of a shareholder is suspended or cancelled, the shareholder is not entitled to nominate another person to take abalone on the shareholder’s behalf (see section 68 (8) of the Act).