Fisheries Management Act 1991
46AInterests in fishing rights—priority between section 46 interests and PPSA security interests
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46A Interests in fishing rights—priority between section 46 interests and PPSA security interests
Scope (1) This section sets out the priority between the following interests in a fishing right: (a) an interest (the section 46 interest) that is the subject of a dealing (the section 46 dealing), if the dealing has effect under section 46 (by registration); (b) a PPSA security interest. Priority rules (2) The priority is as set out in the following table:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Priority between PPSA security interests and section</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">46 interests</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">If …</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">then …</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the PPSA security interest is not perfected (whether by registration or otherwise) within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Personal Property Securities Act 2009</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the section</span><span> </span><span>46 interest has priority.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the PPSA security interest is perfected (whether by registration or otherwise) within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Personal Property Securities Act 2009</span><span>; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the section</span><span> </span><span>46 dealing is registered under section</span><span> </span><span>46 of this Act before the priority time for the PPSA security interest under section</span><span> </span><span>55 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Personal Property Securities Act 2009</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the section</span><span> </span><span>46 interest has priority.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the PPSA security interest is perfected (whether by registration or otherwise) within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Personal Property Securities Act 2009</span><span>; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the section</span><span> </span><span>46 dealing is registered under section</span><span> </span><span>46 of this Act at or after the priority time for the PPSA security interest under section</span><span> </span><span>55 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Personal Property Securities Act 2009</span></p></td><td style="width:148.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the PPSA security interest has priority.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>