Rural and Regional Adjustment Regulation 2011

An applicant is eligible for assistance under this part of the scheme if—

the applicant—

held a primary commercial fishing licence on which 1 or more of the following fishery symbols was written for all or part of the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023—

‘N1’, ‘N2’, ‘N4’, ‘N10’;

‘K1’, ‘K2’, ‘K3’, ‘K4’, ‘K5’, ‘K6’, ‘K7’, K8’;

‘L1’, ‘L2’, ‘L3’, ‘L4’, ‘L8’ or ‘S’; and

has taken at least 1kg of hammerhead shark—

from an east coast fishery under the primary commercial fishing licence when a symbol mentioned in subparagraph (i) was written on the licence; and

during the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023; and

recorded the taking of the hammerhead shark as required under the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019; and

is not eligible for assistance under—

this scheme, other than under this part; or

part 4 of the scheme set out in schedule 57; or

the applicant—

leased a primary commercial fishing licence on which 1 or more of the fishery symbols mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) was written for all or part of the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023; and

provides evidence of the lease mentioned in subparagraph (i); and

has taken at least 1kg of hammerhead shark—

from an east coast fishery under a fishery symbol mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) written on the primary commercial fishing licence; and

during the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023; and

recorded the taking of the hammerhead shark as required under the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019; and

is not eligible for assistance under—

this scheme, other than under this part; or

part 4 of the scheme set out in schedule 57.

Also, an applicant is eligible for assistance under this part of the scheme if—

the applicant is eligible for assistance under subsection (1)(a); and

the applicant’s fishing data shows that the applicant did not catch any fish in at least 6 consecutive months (the no fish period) during the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023; and

the authority is satisfied that a special circumstance applied to the applicant during the no fish period; and

the applicant provides evidence of the special circumstance.

For subsection (2)(c), special circumstances include—

illness of the applicant or 1 or more of the applicant’s dependants; and

natural disaster; and

another circumstance that prevented the applicant from fishing during part of the period starting on 1 September 2021 and ending on 30 June 2023.

However, special circumstances do not include—

refitting a boat; or

fishing in another fishery; or

working in another industry.