Fisheries Act 2000

A person may apply to the conservator for a fisheries licence.

The application must—

be in writing; and

state the activity for the licence; and

include complete details of suitability information about—

the applicant; and

if the applicant is a corporation—each influential person for the applicant; and

if someone other than the applicant is to have management or control of the activity for the licence—each person who is to have management or control; and

the activity for the licence.

Note 1 Suitability information, about a person—see s 24.

Suitability information, about an activity—see s 27.

Note 2 Giving false or misleading information is an offence against the Criminal Code, s 338.

In this section:

influential person, for a corporation, means—

an executive officer of the corporation; or

a person who may exercise a relevant power in relation to the corporation.

Examples—par (a) director, secretary

Example—par (b) an influential shareholder relevant power, for a corporation, means a power to—

take part in a directorial, managerial or executive decision for the corporation; or

elect or appoint a person as an executive officer in the corporation; or

exercise a significant influence in relation to the conduct of the corporation.