Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A licence or permit may be granted subject to conditions imposed by the Director relating to any of the following:
(a) areas;
(b) species;
(c) quantities;
(d) methods;
(e) the use or non-use of vessels and the specific vessel or types of vessels that may be used;
(f) types and amounts of fishing gear;
(g) harvesting or handling;
(h) specific ports or places where fish or aquatic life may be landed;
(i) periods of time;
(j) fishing monitoring and vessel monitoring;
(k) any other matter the Director considers appropriate.
(2) However, the conditions to which a licence is subject must be substantially the same for all licences for any management area or Joint Authority fishery or in respect of the same class or species of fish or aquatic life unless the Director is satisfied, on specified grounds, that different conditions are reasonable.
(3) A condition imposed under subsection (1) must be stated on the licence or permit.
(4) A licence or permit is also subject to any conditions prescribed by regulation.
(5) The Director may from time to time, by written notice to a licensee, vary or revoke the conditions of the licence or permit or impose new conditions.
(6) The Director may require a licensee to return the licence or permit and, if so, the Director must issue a substitute licence or permit containing the conditions as varied or imposed.
(7) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct results in a contravention of a condition of a licence or permit.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.
(8) Strict liability applies to subsection (7)(b).