sch.57-sec.1Objectives of scheme

### sch.57-sec.1 Objectives of scheme The objectives of the scheme are— to provide assistance to the following entities affected by the closure of particular commercial fisheries in the Great Barrier Reef region (the closed fisheries )— a holder of a primary commercial fishing licence if 1 or more fishery symbols written on the licence stops having effect or is otherwise affected by the closure; or a holder of a quota unit that stops having effect; and to encourage holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences who are authorised to take fish in the Great Barrier Reef region or Great Sandy region to surrender their primary commercial fishing licences or particular fishery symbols; and to encourage holders of particular quota units for fish in the Great Sandy region to surrender the quota units; and to provide assistance to holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences to replace income the holder would have been projected to earn from fishing in the closed fisheries in the financial years starting on 1 July 2024, 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026; and to provide assistance to holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences to seek legal or financial advice about the scheme. sch 57 s 1 ins 2023 SL No. 194 s 45 - (a) to provide assistance to the following entities affected by the closure of particular commercial fisheries in the Great Barrier Reef region (the closed fisheries )— (i) a holder of a primary commercial fishing licence if 1 or more fishery symbols written on the licence stops having effect or is otherwise affected by the closure; or (ii) a holder of a quota unit that stops having effect; and - (i) a holder of a primary commercial fishing licence if 1 or more fishery symbols written on the licence stops having effect or is otherwise affected by the closure; or - (ii) a holder of a quota unit that stops having effect; and - (b) to encourage holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences who are authorised to take fish in the Great Barrier Reef region or Great Sandy region to surrender their primary commercial fishing licences or particular fishery symbols; and - (c) to encourage holders of particular quota units for fish in the Great Sandy region to surrender the quota units; and - (d) to provide assistance to holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences to replace income the holder would have been projected to earn from fishing in the closed fisheries in the financial years starting on 1 July 2024, 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026; and - (e) to provide assistance to holders of particular primary commercial fishing licences to seek legal or financial advice about the scheme. - (i) a holder of a primary commercial fishing licence if 1 or more fishery symbols written on the licence stops having effect or is otherwise affected by the closure; or - (ii) a holder of a quota unit that stops having effect; and