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35Making an offer for compensation—cancelled non‑transferable access licences
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35 Making an offer for compensation—cancelled non‑transferable access licences
For the purposes of regulation 33(b), the compensation payable to the holder of a cancelled non-transferable access licence must be determined in accordance with the formula—
where—
**B** is an income support payment equal to 3 times the average of the 4 highest net incomes before tax expressed in current dollars and returned from the 7 fishing seasons immediately before the cancellation of the licence, and based on catch records held by the Victorian Fisheries Authority;
**C** is a discounted amount determined by the independent negotiator to adjust for the benefit gained from receiving a lump sum in lieu of future income;
**D** is a fair and reasonable sum for any financial loss suffered as a natural and direct consequence of the cancellation of the licence that is not met by B;
**E** is a solatium of not more than 10% of the result of
**Y** is the total amount of the entitlement of the holders of a registered financial interest in the licence.