20Classes of access licence where services of other person not to be used unless permitted

20 Classes of access licence where services of other person not to be used unless permitted

For the purposes of section 39(2) of the Act, all classes of access licence are specified except the following classes—

(b) Ocean Fishery Access Licence.

Section 39(2) of the Act provides that the holder of an access licence of a class specified by the regulations for the purposes of that subsection (that is, all classes of access licence other than those listed above in paragraph (a) or (b)) must not use the services of any other person to carry out any of the fishing activities authorised by the licence unless the other person is, in the opinion of the Victorian Fisheries Authority, a fit and proper person to carry out those activities and the licence permits the holder to use the services of that person and states the name of the person on the licence. The maximum penalty for a contravention of section 39(2) of the Act is 200 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.

Reg. 21 substituted by S.R. No. 51/2020 reg. 4.