Fisheries Act 1994

A transfer of an authority may be for a stated period (a temporary transfer).

The stated period—

may, subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), be fixed by reference to the happening of a stated event; andExample for paragraph (a)—If the authority is subject to a quota entitlement, the start or end of the period may be fixed by reference to the start or end of the period to which the quota entitlement applies.

must not start before the day the chief executive registers the transfer; and

must not be longer than the term of the authority.

If an authority is subject to a temporary transfer (the first transfer), a further temporary transfer of the authority may be registered for a stated period not longer than the period of the first transfer.

If the chief executive registers a temporary transfer, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable, give the applicants for registration of the temporary transfer written notice stating the temporary transfer of the authority has been registered.