213Cancellation and suspension of licence

#### 213 Cancellation and suspension of licence 213 Cancellation and suspension of licence > > (1) For the Act, section 127CB(5)(d), the Minister may cancel or suspend a licence if— > > > > > (a) the holder of the licence ceases to be eligible for the licence under clause 211, or > > > > > (b) the holder of the licence is convicted of an offence— > > > > > > > (i) under the Act or the regulations, or > > > > > > > (ii) relating to commercial or recreational fishing under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or Territory or New Zealand, or > > > > > > > (iii) relating to the theft of fish, fishing gear or a boat or intentional damage to fishing gear or a boat, or > > > > > (c) the holder of the licence is convicted of an offence relating to an assault on a fisheries official, or > > > > > (d) the Minister is satisfied that the holder of the licence has contravened a condition of the licence, or > > > > > (e) the holder of the licence fails to pay a fee due and payable in connection with the licence, or > > > > > (f) the licence is no longer held in connection with a recognised charter fishing business, or > > > > > (g) the licence no longer authorises a declared charter fishing activity. > > > (2) The Minister may also cancel or suspend a non-transferable licence held by 1 or more individuals if 1 or more of the individuals becomes bankrupt. > > > (3) The Minister may also cancel or suspend a non-transferable licence held by a corporation if— > > > > > (a) a person has acquired or disposed of a controlling interest in the corporation, or > > > > > (b) the corporation is the subject of a winding up order, or > > > > > (c) a controller or administrator has been appointed for the corporation. > > > (4) The Minister may also cancel a licence on the written application of the holder of the licence. > > > (5) For the Act, section 127G(7), if a licence is cancelled under subclause (4), the Secretary must amend the charter fishing business determination of which the cancelled licence was a component to remove the following components— > > > > > (a) the cancelled licence, > > > > > (b) the seats that are held in connection with the relevant charter fishing business. > > **cl 213:** Subst 2023 (13), Sch 5\[21\].