Fisheries Management Act 1994

The holder of a charter fishing licence must, if the regulations so require, pay to the Minister an annual contribution towards one or more of the following—

the costs of taking measures to enhance, maintain or protect charter fishing,

the costs of carrying out research into charter boat fishing,

the costs of management and administration of charter fishing boat operations,

the costs of ensuring compliance with charter fishing boat regulatory controls,

the costs of consultative arrangements with owners and operators of charter fishing boats.

The amount of the contribution is to be specified in or determined under the regulations.

The regulations may provide for payment of the annual contribution by instalments.

If a contribution, or instalment of a contribution, is unpaid after the due date for its payment, the Minister may charge interest on the overdue amount at the rate payable from time to time in respect of judgments of the Supreme Court or, if some other rate is prescribed by the regulations, that rate.

Interest may be charged for each day that has elapsed between the date on which payment is due and the date of payment.

Interest charged on an overdue annual contribution, or instalment of a contribution, under subsection (4) is taken to be part of the contribution.

The payment required under this section is taken to be a condition of every charter fishing licence.