Licence—amendment initiated by conservator
34 Licence—amendment initiated by conservator
The conservator may, by written notice (an amendment notice) given to a licensee, amend a fisheries licence if satisfied that—
the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and
if the licensee is a corporation—each influential person for the licensee is a suitable person to hold the licence as amended; and
the licensed activity is a suitable activity for the licence as amended.
Note Suitable activity, for a fisheries licence—see s 26.
Suitable person, to hold a fisheries licence—see s 23.
However, the conservator may amend the licence only if—
the conservator has given the licensee written notice of the proposed amendment (a proposal notice); and
the proposal notice states that written submissions about the proposal may be made to the conservator before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the proposal notice is given to the licensee; and
after the end of the stated period, the conservator has considered any submissions made in accordance with the proposal notice.
Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the licensee applied for, or agreed in writing to, the amendment.
The amendment takes effect on the day the amendment notice is given to the licensee or a later day stated in the notice.
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