108Commercial fishing licence application terms and fees

108 Commercial fishing licence application terms and fees

108 Commercial fishing licence application terms and fees

(1) An application for a commercial fishing licence must nominate one of the following terms of duration for the licence—

(a) 1 year,

(b) 5 years,

(c) 10 years.

(2) The fee for an application for the issue of a commercial fishing licence is the amount specified in Schedule 6.

(3) The Minister may issue a licence for—

(a) the nominated term, or

(b) if satisfied that it is in the public interest—a term that is shorter than the nominated term.

(4) If the Minister issues a licence for a shorter term, the Minister must refund the applicant a proportionate amount of the application fee.

cl 108: Subst 2022 (688), Sch 3[4].