65Applications under this part—lost, destroyed or stolen lease documents

65 Applications under this part—lost, destroyed or stolen lease documents

65 Applications under this part—lost, destroyed or stolen lease documents

(1) This section applies if an application under this part in relation to an aquaculture lease—

(a) must be accompanied by the aquaculture lease document or a plan annexed to the lease document, and

(b) the original lease document or plan was lost, destroyed or stolen.

(2) The applicant may instead lodge a notice, in the approved form, with the Minister setting out the circumstances in which the original lease document or plan was lost, destroyed or stolen.

(3) An applicant who gives the Minister a statutory declaration setting out the circumstances in which the original lease document or plan was lost, destroyed or stolen is taken to have given notice in the approved form.