Fisheries Amendment Act (No 3) 2004

1: Title
1: This Act is the Fisheries Amendment Act (No 3) 2004.
2: In this Act, the Fisheries Act 1996 the principal Act
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on 1 January 2005.
3: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to—
a: remove the requirement for aquaculture activities to be authorised by a marine farming permit or spat catching permit granted under the Fisheries Act 1983
b: require all fish farmers to be registered under the Fisheries Act 1996
c: provide for the chief executive of the Ministry of Fisheries to make aquaculture decisions; and
d: provide for aquaculture agreements between the holders of fisheries rights and persons who wish to undertake aquaculture activities in a part of an aquaculture management area that is subject to a reservation relating to commercial fishing.
4: Interpretation
1: Section 2(1) fish farm fish farmer fish farming fish farm
a: in relation to a person registered as a fish farmer under Part 9A
b: in relation to a person who holds a current licence under the Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983 fish farmer
a: registered as a fish farmer under Part 9A
b: who holds a current licence under the Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983 fish farming
a: means the breeding, hatching, cultivating, rearing, or ongrowing of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed for harvest; and
b: to avoid doubt, includes the possession and ongrowing of harvestable spat; but
c: does not include an activity specified in paragraph (a)
i: is not in the exclusive and continuous possession or control of the fish farmer; or
ii: cannot be distinguished or kept separate from naturally occurring fish, aquatic life, or seaweed.
2: Section 2(1) , the Fisheries Act 1983 Marine Farming Act 1971 or the Fisheries Act 1983
3: Section 2(1) fisheries services fishing and fish farming
4: Section 2(1) aquaculture activities Resource Management Act 1991 aquaculture decision section 186C aquaculture management area Resource Management Act 1991 determination section 186C farmed fish
a: of a species specified in the fish farmer's registration or licence under the Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983
b: that was not acquired in breach of section 192A fish farmer register section 186K harvestable spat Schedule 8A reservation section 186C
5: Application of
Resource Management Act 1991
1: Section 6 subsection (2)
2: Subsection (1)
a: prevent a regional council from taking into account the effects of aquaculture activities on fishing or fisheries resources in establishing an aquaculture management area under section 165C of the Resource Management Act 1991
b: apply to a regional coastal plan to the extent that it establishes an aquaculture management area; or
c: prevent any regional plan or coastal permit authorising the erection in the coastal marine area of a fish farm structure or other structure.
2: Section 6(3) occupy 12(4) 2(1)
3: Section 6(4)
4: Section 16 Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium) Amendment Act 2002
6: New
sections 89A 89B The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 89
89A: Exemption relating to farmed fish and spat catching
Section 89(1)
a: section 186U
b: an exemption granted under section 186Q
89B: Exemption relating to customary rights orders
Section 89(1)
a: the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed is taken from a site at which fish farming is being undertaken under a customary rights order under the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004
b: the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed has been lawfully acquired and transferred to that site and ongrown, or bred or cultivated at that site, in accordance with the customary rights order.
7: Application of this Part
Section 114(a) including excluding
8: New
Part 9A The principal Act is amended by inserting, after Part 9
9A: Aquaculture
186C: Interpretation
In this Part,— adverse effect aquaculture decision determination reservation
1: Aquaculture decisions in relation to aquaculture management areas
186D: Request for aquaculture decision
1: A regional council may request the chief executive to make an aquaculture decision in relation to an aquaculture management area.
2: However, the regional council must not make a request in relation to an aquaculture management area that contains an area to which section 186F(1)(a), (b), or (c)
186E: Chief executive to make aquaculture decision
1: Within 6 months after accepting a request for an aquaculture decision, the chief executive must—
a: make a determination; or
b: make a reservation; or
c: make 1 or more determinations or reservations or both in relation to different parts of the area.
2: The chief executive may request the regional council that requested the aquaculture decision and any fisher whose interests may be affected to provide him or her with further information about the effects that the aquaculture management area would have on access to or displacement of fishing.
3: For the purposes of subsection (1) subsection (1)
4: Before making an aquaculture decision, the chief executive must—
a: consult the persons and organisations that the chief executive considers represent the classes of persons who have customary, commercial, or recreational fishing interests that may be affected by the aquaculture management area; and
b: consider any submissions made by those persons and organisations.
186F: Aquaculture decisions must not be made in relation to certain areas
1: The chief executive must not make an aquaculture decision if the decision would apply to an area for which—
a: a coastal permit under the Resource Management Act 1991
b: a deemed coastal permit under section 10 of the Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004
c: an application for a coastal permit under the Resource Management Act 1991 section 150B(2) of that Act
2: However, subsection (1) section 186H(1)(d)(ii)
186G: Matters to be considered before aquaculture decision made
In considering, for the purposes of making an aquaculture decision, whether an aquaculture management area will have an undue adverse effect on fishing, the chief executive must have regard only to the following matters:
a: the location of the aquaculture management area in relation to areas in which fishing is carried out:
b: the effect of the aquaculture management area on fishing of any fishery, including the proportion of any fishery likely to become affected:
c: the degree to which aquaculture activities within the aquaculture management area will lead to the exclusion of fishing:
d: the extent to which fishing for a species in the aquaculture management area can be carried out in other areas:
e: the extent to which the aquaculture management area will increase the cost of fishing:
f: the cumulative effect on fishing of any previous aquaculture activities.
186H: Requirements for aquaculture decision
1: An aquaculture decision must—
a: be in writing; and
b: define the areas that are subject to the decision; and
c: provide reasons for the decision; and
d: if the decision is a determination based on a rule in a regional coastal plan or proposed regional coastal plan that relates to the character, intensity, or scale of the occupation of the aquaculture management area for aquaculture activities,—
i: specify the rule; and
ii: state that the rule may not be revoked or amended until the chief executive makes a further aquaculture decision in relation to the area affected by the revocation or amendment; and
e: be notified to the regional council.
2: If the chief executive makes a reservation, the reservation must also include—
a: whether the reservation relates to customary, recreational, or commercial fishing or a combination of them; and
b: if the reservation relates only to commercial fishing, the stocks and areas concerned, specifying any stocks subject to the quota management system, any stocks or species specified in Schedules 4C and 4D
c: any other matters required by regulations to be included.
3: The chief executive must—
a: publicly notify the fact that he or she has made a determination or reservation; and
b: in the notice published for that purpose, include—
i: the information specified in subsections (1) and (2)
ii: information about where a copy of the determination or reservation can be obtained.
186I: Appeal against aquaculture decision
1: The following persons may appeal to the High Court against an aquaculture decision:
a: the person who requested the aquaculture decision, being the regional council or the person specified in a notice given under section 165ZC of the Resource Management Act 1991
b: any person consulted or who ought to have been consulted under section 186E(4)
c: any person who has an interest in the decision greater than the public generally.
2: An appeal must be filed within 3 months after public notification of the aquaculture decision.
3: The High Court may confirm or modify the aquaculture decision appealed against or substitute a different aquaculture decision.
186J: Judicial review of aquaculture decision
Any person wishing to seek, under Part 1 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1972
2: Fish farmers
186K: Fish farmer register
1: The chief executive must keep a fish farmer register.
2: The register may be kept in the form of information stored by means of a computer.
3: The register may be kept in conjunction with any other register required to be kept under this Act.
4: The Crown owns all the information in the register that is required by this Act to be contained in the register.
5: The chief executive must, by notice in the Gazette
6: Without limiting section 297
186L: Information to be shown in fish farmer register
The fish farmer register must contain the information required by regulations made under section 297
186M: Access to fish farmer register
1: The fish farmer register is a public register for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993
2: The fish farmer register must be open for inspection by members of the public on payment of the prescribed fee (if any) during the hours stated by notice in the Gazette section 186K(5)
3: The Crown is not liable in damages for any loss or damage resulting from—
a: any error in or omission from the fish farmer register; or
b: any inaccuracy in a search of the fish farmer register.
4: The chief executive must, on request and payment of a reasonable charge fixed by the chief executive, supply to any person copies of all or any part of the fish farmer register.
5: If the chief executive is satisfied, on the application of any person, that the disclosure of the person's address (as entered in the register) would be prejudicial to the personal safety of the person or his or her family, the chief executive may direct that the information must not be made available for inspection or otherwise disclosed.
186N: Fish farmer must advise chief executive of certain changes
1: A fish farmer must apply to the chief executive under section 186W
2: To avoid doubt, subsection (1) Resource Management Act 1991
3: Every fish farmer who contravenes subsection (1) section 252(6)
186O: Limitations on holding and dealing with fish farmer registration
A fish farmer may not transfer, lease, or assign his or her registration as a fish farmer.
186P: Restriction on fish farming
1: A person must not undertake fish farming except in accordance with—
a: the person's registration as a fish farmer; or
b: an exemption granted by the chief executive under section 186Q
2: Every person who contravenes subsection (1) section 252(5)
186Q: Exemptions
1: The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette section 186P(1)(b)
2: In deciding whether to grant an exemption, the chief executive must have regard to—
a: the scale of the fish farmer's proposed fish farming operations, including the number of sites and the quantity of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed involved; and
b: the species of the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed proposed to be farmed; and
c: the use to which the farmed fish, aquatic life, or seaweed is to be put; and
d: any other fishing related operations carried out or proposed to be carried out by the fish farmer; and
e: any other matter that the chief executive considers relevant.
3: An exemption may be granted on such terms and conditions as the chief executive thinks fit.
4: An exemption may be granted—
a: to 1 or more persons or classes of persons; and
b: for fish farming generally or 1 or more different types of fish farming.
5: However, the chief executive may grant an exemption to a specified fish farmer only if the fish farmer has—
a: applied to the chief executive on the approved form for the exemption; and
b: paid to the chief executive the prescribed fee (if any).
6: The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette
a: amend, add, or revoke any term or condition in the exemption; or
b: revoke the exemption.
7: The chief executive must not do anything under subsection (6)
8: Anything done under subsection (6)
186R: Applications to register as fish farmer
1: A person wishing to register as a fish farmer must apply to the chief executive on the approved form and pay the prescribed fee.
2: The application must be accompanied by a copy of the appropriate resource consent or certificate of compliance under the Resource Management Act 1991
3: The chief executive may—
a: request an applicant to provide further information to enable the chief executive to make a decision on the application; and
b: defer making a decision on the application until the further information is provided.
186S: Decision on application
1: The chief executive must grant or decline an application to register a fish farmer.
2: The chief executive must decline an application if—
a: the chief executive is not satisfied that—
i: the applicant has a resource consent or certificate of compliance under the Resource Management Act 1991
ii: the applicant has the consent of a person who has a resource consent or certificate of compliance under the Resource Management Act 1991
b: the applicant does have a resource consent or certificate of compliance under the Resource Management Act 1991
c: the applicant proposes to farm a species and the farming of the species would contravene another enactment.
3: The chief executive may decline an application if the applicant has been convicted within the 5 years immediately preceding the application of an offence involving fish, aquatic life, or seaweed.
4: The chief executive may grant an application from an applicant specified in subsection (3)
5: Without limiting the conditions that may be imposed under subsection (4)
a: the species of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed that may be farmed:
b: the processes and systems (including recordkeeping, reporting, storage, and labelling) that the applicant must use in operating the fish farm:
c: the involvement in the operations of the fish farm of any person convicted of a fisheries offence.
186T: Section 186S sections 30 and 31 of Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 Section 186S sections 30 and 31 of the Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004
186U: Effect of registration
While a fish farmer's registration is current, the fish farmer and any employee or agent of the fish farmer may do any of the following things to the extent authorised by, and in accordance with terms and conditions of, the registration:
a: take farmed fish from a site specified in the registration; and
b: possess, sell, or otherwise dispose of farmed fish.
186V: Registration of fish farmer
If the chief executive grants an application to register a fish farmer, the chief executive must—
a: enter in the fish farmer register—
i: the date on which the application was granted; and
ii: the name of the fish farmer; and
iii: the location and boundaries of the fish farm in relation to which the fish farmer is registered; and
iv: the species of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed that may be farmed at the fish farm; and
v: any other information specified in regulations under this Act; and
b: issue a notice of registration to the fish farmer setting out—
i: the details entered in the register in relation to the fish farmer; and
ii: any conditions imposed under section 186S
186W: Variation of registration
1: The chief executive may, on his or her own initiative or on the application of a fish farmer, vary the registration of the fish farmer to ensure that the information in the fish farmer register is correct and complete.
2: If the chief executive proposes to vary the registration of a fish farmer on his or her own initiative, the chief executive must, before doing so,—
a: give the fish farmer concerned notice in writing of the proposed variation; and
b: give the fish farmer a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the chief executive about the proposed variation; and
c: consider any submissions made by the fish farmer.
3: If the chief executive varies the fish farmer register, the chief executive must record in the register the date on which the variation is made and the date on which the variation takes effect.
4: After varying the fish farmer register, the chief executive must give the fish farmer a notice in writing of the variation and of the date on which the variation takes effect.
5: The chief executive must not vary the registration of a fish farmer if the proposed variation were treated as an application to register as a fish farmer and the chief executive would have had to decline the application under section 186S(2)
186X: Appeal against suspension of fish farmer registration
A District Court may at any time on application by a fish farmer whose registration is suspended under section 269
186Y: Revocation of registration
1: The chief executive must revoke the registration of a fish farmer if—
a: the fish farmer concerned requests the chief executive to do so; or
b: the chief executive is satisfied that the fish farmer has ceased to be entitled to be registered.
2: The chief executive must not revoke the registration of a fish farmer under subsection (1)(b)
a: given the fish farmer concerned notice in writing of the proposed revocation and the grounds on which it is based; and
b: given the fish farmer a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the chief executive.
3: If the chief executive revokes the registration of a fish farmer under this section, the chief executive must give the fish farmer a notice in writing of the revocation and the date on which the revocation takes effect.
4: This section does not require the chief executive to remit or refund any fees, charges, or levies paid or payable by the fish farmer for the period from the date of registration to the date of revocation.
186Z: Appeal against revocation of fish farmer registration
1: A fish farmer whose registration is revoked under section 186Y
2: The District Court may—
a: confirm the revocation; or
b: revoke the revocation.
3: After the appeal is filed and pending its decision on the appeal, the District Court may make an order suspending the revocation subject to any terms and conditions it considers appropriate.
186ZA: Subpart does not affect
Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983 This subpart does not—
a: affect the application of the Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983
b: require a person undertaking fish farming under a licence granted under those regulations to register as a fish farmer under this subpart.
186ZB: Subpart does not apply to fish farming under customary rights order
This subpart does not apply to fish farming undertaken in accordance with a customary rights order made under the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004
3: Spat catching
Harvestable spat
186ZC: Alteration of
Schedule 8A
1: The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, alter Schedule 8A
2: An Order in Council made under subsection (1)
a: its size, biological characteristics, season, or location; and
b: any other relevant matters.
3: The Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) Schedule 8A Schedule 8A
4: Before making a recommendation under subsection (1) Schedule 8A
4: Aquaculture agreements
186ZD: Interpretation
In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,— aquaculture agreement section 186ZF
186ZE: Register of aquaculture agreements
1: The chief executive must keep a register of aquaculture agreements.
2: Sections 186K(2) to (6), 186L, and 186M
186ZF: Fishers whose consent is necessary for aquaculture agreement
1: An aquaculture agreement lodged with the chief executive for registration must contain the consents required under subsection (2)
2: The consents required are,—
a: in the case of a stock specified in a reservation that is subject to the quota management system,—
i: the consents of the registered quota owners of the stock holding not less than 90% of the quota shares for the stock; and
ii: to the extent that the consents referred to in subparagraph (i)
b: in the case of a stock or species that is specified in a reservation that is not subject to the quota management system but listed in Schedule 4C
i: the consents of not less than 90% of the permit holders for the stock or species; and
ii: to the extent that the consents referred to in subparagraph (i)
c: in the case of a species that is specified in a reservation that is not subject to the quota management system but listed in Schedule 4D
i: the consents of not less than 90% of the persons who hold permits and would hold provisional catch history, as provided for in section 29A(2)
ii: to the extent that the consents referred to in subparagraph (i)
3: For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) and (c) permit holders Maori Fisheries Act 2004
4: After an aquaculture agreement is lodged with the chief executive, no person whose consent is contained in the agreement may revoke the consent.
5: For the purposes of this section, subsection (2) section 165G(2)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991
186ZG: High Court may consent to aquaculture agreement on behalf of non-consenting persons
1: A person wishing to lodge an aquaculture agreement with the chief executive may, for the purposes of section 186ZF(2)(a), (b), or (c)
2: The High Court must not give its consent unless it is satisfied that the applicant has offered sufficient compensation to each person who has not consented to the lodging of the aquaculture agreement,—
a: in the case of persons holding quota shares, for the effect on their rights, as holders of the quota shares, of the proposed aquaculture activity:
b: in the case of permit holders, for the effect on their rights, of the proposed aquaculture activity, if the stocks or species concerned were to become subject to the quota management system and they held quota shares.
3: If the High Court gives its consent under subsection (2)
4: However, to avoid doubt, any order for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3)
a: require the payment of compensation that exceeds the compensation offered by the applicant; or
b: require the applicant to lodge an aquaculture agreement; or
c: require the applicant to continue with proceedings to obtain the consent of the High Court.
5: A person who makes an application to the High Court under subsection (1)
186ZH: Lodging aquaculture agreements with chief executive for registration
1: If an aquaculture agreement lodged with the chief executive for registration does not comply with this subpart, the chief executive must—
a: return the agreement to the person who lodged it or another person whom the chief executive considers is entitled to receive it; and
b: provide reasons to the person to whom the agreement is returned as to why the agreement has not been registered.
2: If an aquaculture agreement lodged with the chief executive for registration complies with this subpart, the chief executive must—
a: register the agreement in the register of aquaculture agreements kept by the chief executive; and
b: notify the person who lodged it, or another person whom the chief executive considers is entitled to receive notification, that the agreement has been registered.
3: In deciding whether to register an aquaculture agreement, the chief executive—
a: is entitled to rely on the information in the agreement as sufficient evidence that a fisher has consented under section 186ZF
b: is not required to verify the identity of a fisher appearing to consent in the agreement.
186ZI: Period within which aquaculture agreements must be lodged for registration
1: An aquaculture agreement must be lodged with the chief executive for registration—
a: on the approved form; and
b: within 6 months after—
i: the date referred to in section 186ZF(5)
ii: the date on which a notice of receipt is given under section 15(3) of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
2: However, the chief executive may give a person a further 3 months to lodge an aquaculture agreement if the chief executive is satisfied that—
a: the person has taken reasonable steps to obtain the consent of all the fishers whose consent is required; and
b: the person requires further time to obtain all the consents.
3: An extension of time may be granted under subsection (2)
a: once to a person in respect of aquaculture activities in the same area; and
b: if the person concerned applies in writing to the chief executive not later than 1 month before the expiry of the 6-month period specified in subsection (1)(b)
4: The period of 6 months referred to in subsection (1)(b)
a: any extension of the time granted under subsection (2)
b: the period beginning with the day on which an application to the High Court is made under section 186ZG(1)
5: This section applies subject to section 15 of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
186ZJ: No proceedings to be taken against chief executive
1: No civil or criminal proceedings are to be brought against the chief executive in respect of any decision of the chief executive under section 186ZH or section 186ZI
2: However, subsection (1) Part 1 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1972
186ZK: Chief executive must notify regional council of certain matters
1: The chief executive must notify the regional council concerned of a matter specified in subsection (2)
2: The matters are—
a: the name of the holder of an aquaculture agreement registered by the chief executive and the area that the agreement relates to:
b: an application made under section 186ZG
c: an extension of time given under section 186ZI
d: when the period for lodging aquaculture agreements has expired, including any period extended under section 186ZI
e: that no aquaculture agreements have been lodged at the expiry of the period for lodging them, if that is the case:
f: any application for judicial review of a decision of the chief executive in relation to aquaculture agreements.
186ZL: Memorials
1: If a regional council notifies its intention under section 165G of the Resource Management Act 1991 section 186H of this Act
2: A memorial must be to the effect that—
a: the chief executive has made a reservation under section 186E
b: as a result, an aquaculture agreement can be registered under this Part; and
c: if an agreement is registered, fishing may be affected by the allocation of space in the area subject to the reservation for aquaculture activities.
3: A memorial recorded in a register under subsection (1) section 186ZI(1)(b)
4: If a memorial recorded in a register under subsection (1) section 9 of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 section 186ZI(1)(b)
9: Restrictions on purchase or acquisition of fish by certain persons
Section 192(3)
10: New
section 192A The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 192
192A: Restriction on acquisition of fish, aquatic life, and seaweed by fish farmers
1: No fish farmer may acquire or be in possession of any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed unless the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed was—
a: purchased or acquired from another fish farmer or a licensed fish receiver; or
b: lawfully bred or cultivated by the fish farmer; or
c: harvestable spat that settled on fish farm structures if—
i: the structures were lawfully placed or erected in the fish farm; and
ii: the spat was of a species specified in the fish farmer's registration for the fish farm.
2: The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette subsection (1)
a: in respect of a specified fish farmer, class of fish farmers, or fish farmers generally:
b: in respect of 1 or more species or states of fish, aquatic life, or seaweed.
3: In deciding whether to grant an exemption, the chief executive must have regard to—
a: the origin of the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed; and
b: the species life cycle and state of the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed; and
c: the quantities of the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed; and
d: any other matter that the chief executive considers relevant.
4: The chief executive may grant an exemption to a specified fish farmer only if the fish farmer has—
a: applied, on an approved form, to the chief executive for the exemption; and
b: paid the prescribed fee (if any).
5: Every person who contravenes subsection (1) section 252(3)
11: Penalties
1: Section 252(3) paragraph (j)
ja: section 192A(5) .
2: Section 252(5) paragraph (hd)
he: section 186P(2) .
3: Section 252(6) paragraph (c)
ca: section 186N(3) .
12: Forfeiture for
section 252(2) (3) (5) Section 255C(2) paragraph (c) ; and
d: in the case of a conviction for an offence under section 186P
13: New
section 269 The principal Act is amended by repealing section 269
269: Suspension of permit, licence, or registration where levies unpaid
1: The chief executive may, by notice in writing, after giving a person notice in writing of the chief executive's intention to do so, suspend a fishing permit or special permit or licensed fish receiver's licence or controlled fishery licence or fish farmer's registration held by the person if—
a: the person is liable to pay—
i: a levy imposed under section 264
ii: an additional amount payable under section 18 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
b: the person does not pay the levy or additional amount in full within 2 months after the date on which payment of the levy is due, or within the time allowed under an arrangement with the chief executive, as the case may be; and
c: payment of the outstanding levy or additional amount has not been waived under section 267(2) or section 18 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
2: The chief executive may suspend a permit, licence, or registration under subsection (1)
3: If the person holds 2 or more fishing permits or special permits or licensed fish receiver's licences or controlled fishery licences, or holds any combination of 2 or more of them, the chief executive may suspend such of the permits or licences, as he or she considers appropriate.
4: A fishing permit or special permit or licensed fish receiver's licence or controlled fishery licence suspended under this section has no effect during the period of the suspension.
5: While a fish farmer registration is suspended under this section, no fish, aquatic life, or seaweed is to be transferred onto or off the fish farm specified in the registration.
6: The chief executive—
a: must lift a suspension under this section if the outstanding levy (including any additional amount payable under section 18 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
b: may, conditionally or unconditionally, lift a suspension under this section if the chief executive and the person liable to pay the outstanding amount of the levy enter into an arrangement for repayment of that amount.
7: A court may at any time, on application by the holder of a fishing permit, special permit, licensed fish receiver's licence, controlled fishery licence, or fish farmer registration that has been suspended under this section, make an order lifting the suspension subject to any sureties and conditions specified by the court.
14: Interpretation
1: Section 296A paragraph (a)(ii) and or paragraph (a)(ii)
iii: principally associated with the administration of fish farming; and .
2: Section 269A(b) and 124 , 124, and 186K
15: Transfer of specified functions, duties, or powers to approved service delivery organisations
Section 296B(3) paragraph (a)
ab: if the recommendation relates to a function, duty, or power associated with the administration of fish farming, the proposed approved service delivery organisation is representative of fish farmers who have an interest in the function, duty, or power; and .
16: Suspension of permit and refusal of services for non-payment of fees
1: Section 296ZAA(1) licence or fish farmer's registration
2: Section 296ZAA(2)
a: by inserting, after the word licence or fish farmer's registration
b: by inserting, after the word licence or registration
3: Section 296ZAA(4) licence or a fish farmer's registration
4: Section 296ZAA(7) licence or a fish farmer's registration
17: General regulations
Section 297(1)(q) and 124 , 124, 186K, and 186ZE
18: Certain notices to have status of regulations
Section 303(2) 175, 186K, 186Q,
19: Requirements applying generally to applications and requests under this Act
Section 305B
3: The lodging of an aquaculture agreement for registration under section 186ZH
20: New
Schedule 8A The principal Act is amended by inserting, after Schedule 8
21: Environment Act 1986 The Schedule Environment Act 1986
a: by inserting, after the item The Fisheries Act 1983 The Fisheries Act 1996
b: by omitting the item The Marine Farming Act 1971