62Minister’s duties in relation to endorsing lease documents

62 Minister’s duties in relation to endorsing lease documents

62 Minister’s duties in relation to endorsing lease documents

(1) The Minister must make an endorsement on a document attached to an aquaculture lease document to record a transfer, transmission, withdrawal or access way affecting the lease.

(2) The Minister may make a necessary endorsement on a document attached to an aquaculture lease document to record a consent or other matter affecting the lease.

(3) The Minister must, at the request of the lessee and the other party to the dealing, endorse the particulars of a mortgage, charge or other interest to which an aquaculture lease document is subject on a document attached to the aquaculture lease document.

(4) If a mortgage, charge or other interest affecting an aquaculture lease is discharged, the Minister must, at the request of the lessee and the other party to the dealing, endorse the particulars of the discharge on a document attached to the aquaculture lease document.

(5) The Minister may refuse to consent to a dealing relating to an aquaculture lease, and may refuse to make an endorsement in relation to an aquaculture lease document, if—

(a) an undischarged mortgage, charge or other interest is endorsed on a document attached to the aquaculture lease document, and

(b) the mortgagee, chargee or holder of the interest has not consented to the dealing.

(6) A request by a lessee for the Minister’s endorsement under this section must be accompanied by the fee specified in Schedule 3, Part 2, item 26.

(7) If a lessee requests more than 1 endorsement under this section at the same time, the request must be accompanied by the additional fee specified in Schedule 3, Part 2, item 27.

(8) An endorsement under this section may be made using an online system if the endorsement relates to an application or document that may be made, given or lodged using an online system under section 66.