Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Government Gazette—
(a) declare that the whole, or a specified zone or zones, of a fishery is to be managed by the allocation of quotas;
(b) determine the method for setting the number of individual quota units for the quota fishery;
(c) determine the method for allocating individual quotas to each access licence issued in respect of the quota fishery;
(d) declare that individual quota units in the quota fishery may be transferred—
(i) permanently; or
(ii) for a quota period only;
(e) set the minimum and maximum number of individual quota units that may be acquired or held by each licence holder;
(f) determine the circumstances, if any, in which the individual quotas can be exceeded or carried over (other than by transfer).
(2) The Minister may revoke or amend an order at any time by order published in the Government Gazette.
(3) However, if the Minister makes a declaration under subsection (1)(d)(i), the Minister may only amend that declaration or anything under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) if the amendment is required—
(a) to give effect to the management plan for the quota fishery declared under section 28, or to any change to that plan; or
(b) to correct—
(i) a clerical mistake; or
(ii) an error arising from an accidental slip or omission; or
(iii) a miscalculation of figures.
(4) If the Minister makes a declaration under subsection (1)(d)(i), the holders of access licences may also transfer individual quota units for a quota period only.
S. 64A
inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 9.