50BDetermination that upper limit of shark taken reached

50B Determination that upper limit of shark taken reached

(1) The Victorian Fisheries Authority may determine that the total combined amount of gummy shark and school shark taken by all eligible access licence holders, and all holders of a Corner Inlet Fishery Access Licence and a Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence and all holders of a permit authorising the taking and possession of gummy shark or school shark, and any persons acting on behalf of those holders has exceeded 36 tonnes in a licensing year.

(2) A determination—

(a) must specify that it comes into effect on a particular date and time; and

(b) may be varied or revoked by the Victorian Fisheries Authority at any time.

(3) The Victorian Fisheries Authority must ensure that a copy of a determination under subregulation (1) is given to each licence holder and permit holder referred to in subregulation (1) as soon as possible after it is made.

(4) A determination under subregulation (1) comes into effect on the day on which a licence holder or permit holder referred to in subregulation (1) receives a copy of the determination or on any later date specified in the determination.

(5) If the Victorian Fisheries Authority revokes a determination made under subregulation (1)—

(a) the Victorian Fisheries Authority must give to each licence holder and permit holder referred to in subregulation (1) a written notice of that revocation; and

(b) the revocation is taken to have come into effect when the notice is received by the licence holder or permit holder.