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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
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110 Grounds for refusal to issue commercial fishing licence to otherwise eligible applicant
For the purposes of section 104 (3) of the Act, the Minister is authorised to refuse to issue a commercial fishing licence to an eligible applicant if—
(a) the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Act or the regulations or an offence relating to commercial fishing operations under the law of the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or New Zealand, or
(b) the applicant has been convicted of an offence relating to the theft of fish, fishing gear or a boat or intentional damage to fishing gear or a boat, or
(c) the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Marine Estate Management Act 2014 or the regulations made under that Act, or
(d) the applicant has been convicted of an offence relating to an assault on a fisheries official, or
(e) the applicant has not paid any fee or contribution due and payable in connection with a commercial fishing licence, or
(f) the Minister is satisfied that the applicant has not demonstrated the capacity or qualifications necessary to enable the individual to successfully engage in commercial fishing operations, or
(g) the applicant has made a statement in connection with the application for the licence that is, in the opinion of the Minister, false or misleading in a material particular, or
(h) the applicant has previously held a commercial fishing licence that has been cancelled or holds a commercial fishing licence that is currently suspended, or
(i) the applicant has been required to forfeit any shares in a share management fishery under the Act.