35JPriority determination ballots

35J Priority determination ballots

35J Priority determination ballots

(1) The Secretary is to allocate, by instrument in writing, the number of votes that may be cast in a priority determination ballot on behalf of each estuary general prawning fishing business (the ballot allowance).

(2) The Secretary is to determine the ballot allowance for each estuary general prawning fishing business in accordance with any guidelines approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette.

(3) The Secretary is to notify the owner of each estuary general prawning fishing business of the ballot allowance for the business.

(4) A fishing business owner who is notified of a ballot allowance by the Secretary under this clause must, as soon as reasonably practicable, ensure that each nominated fisher of the fishing business is notified of the ballot allowance.

(5) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (4) is an offence.

(6) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of a prawning endorsement that the endorsement holder does not participate in any priority determination ballot otherwise than in accordance with the ballot allowance for the relevant fishing business.

(7) In this clause—

estuary general prawning fishing business means an estuary general fishing business that has estuary general—prawning shares—regions 1–7 as a component.