South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts56—Duration of authority and periodic fee and return etc
(1) A licence remains
in force (except for any period during which it is suspended) from the day on
which it is granted—
(a)
until it is surrendered or cancelled; or
(b)
—
(i)
if it is in respect of a fishery for which there is a
management plan—until the management plan expires or is revoked; or
(ii)
in any other case—for a period (not exceeding
10 years) specified in the licence.
(2) A permit remains
in force (except for any period during which it is suspended) from the day on
which it is granted—
(a)
until it is surrendered or cancelled; or
(b) for
a period (not exceeding 3 years) specified in the permit.
(3) Subject to this
Act, registration remains in force until the expiry of the relevant licence or
permit but if—
(a) the
licence or permit is suspended under this Act for any period, the registration
will be taken to have been suspended for the same period; or
(b) the
licence or permit is cancelled or surrendered under this Act, the registration
will be taken to have been cancelled or surrendered.
(4) If a person
registered as the master of a boat used pursuant to an authority is
disqualified from being so registered, the registration will be taken to have
been cancelled.
(5) The holder of an
authority must—
(a) in
each year, pay to the Minister the relevant annual fee (in total or by
instalments) in accordance with the regulations; and
(b)
lodge with the Minister periodic returns in accordance with the regulations.
(6) If the holder of
an authority fails to pay the relevant annual fee (or an instalment of the
relevant annual fee) in accordance with this section, the Minister may, by
written notice, require the person to make good the default specified in the
notice and, in addition, pay to the Minister the amount prescribed as a
penalty for default.
(7) If the holder of
an authority fails to comply with a notice under subsection (6), the
Minister may, by further written notice, suspend the person's authority until
the notice under that subsection has been complied with.
(7a) Subject to
subsection (7b), if—
(a) an
authority has been suspended by the Minister under subsection (7); and
(b) the
suspension has been in effect for more than 6 months; and
(c) the
Minister cannot locate the holder of the authority after making a reasonable
attempt to do so,
the Minister may cancel the authority.
(7b) The Minister
must, before cancelling an authority under subsection (7a), make a
reasonable attempt to give notice of the Minister's intention to cancel the
authority to any person noted on the register of authorities as having an
interest in the authority.
(8) The Minister may,
on application by the holder of the licence or permit on which any
registration is endorsed, revoke the registration.
(9) In this
section—
"annual fee" means the annual licence, permit or registration fee.