206Minister may prescribe fees

206 Minister may prescribe fees (1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, prescribe the fee payable for: (a) the grant or renewal of a licence or permit specified in Schedule 2; and (aa) an application for the grant of a special permit under section 17 of the Act that: (i) is for the purposes specified in section 17(2)(a) of the Act; and (ii) specifies, in accordance with section 17(5) of the Act, that fish taken under the permit may be sold; and (b) the registration of a vessel; and (c) the transfer of a licence from a licensee to an approved person, but not a transfer of a licence to the Territory; and

Fisheries Regulations 1992 165 (d) a replacement of a licence, permit or certificate of registration of a vessel; and (e) the approval by the Director of a person as an approved operator under section 17A of the Act; and (ea) the issue of an identity card, or its replacement, under section 17C(1) of the Act; and (f) the issue of a logbook or document, or its replacement, in the approved form in respect of information required by the Director under section 34 of the Act. (1A) The Minister may also, by Gazette notice, prescribe the fee payable, or the method of assessing the fee payable, for a person to examine, or obtain a copy of information from, a register in accordance with section 9(2) of the Act. (2) The Treasurer may: (a) prescribe an amount, not exceeding 10% of the licence or permit fees paid, to be credited to the Central Holding Authority for the purpose of funding the administration of this licensing or permit scheme; and (b) distribute the remainder of the fees as he or she sees fit to the Fishing Industry Research and Development Trust Fund continued under section 51 of the Act. (3) Where the Director refuses to grant, renew or approve the transfer of a licence specified in Schedule 2, the Director must refund to the applicant for such a grant, renewal or approval the fee paid by the applicant in respect of the application.