Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01041:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01041
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Character Range: 17413–19931

using a boat for which a fishing permit is in force for the Northern Prawn Fishery; and
 (ii) is, or is acting for, the holder of the fishing permit; or
 (b) the person is, or is acting for, the holder of a Class B statutory fishing right for which a boat is nominated.
15 Maximum number of statutory fishing rights
  AFMA must make sure that, at any one time:
 (a) no more than 53,844 gear statutory fishing rights are in force; and
 (b) no more than 132 Class B statutory fishing rights are in force.
15A Maximum number of fishing permits for collecting broodstock
  AFMA must not allow more than 3 fishing permits for collecting broodstock from the Northern Prawn Fishery area to be in force at a time.
16 Registration of eligible persons (Act s 26)
 (1) This section applies if AFMA publishes a notice, under section 24 of the Act, declaring that AFMA intends to grant statutory fishing rights for the Northern Prawn Fishery.
 (2) A person satisfies the conditions for registration as an eligible person for the grant of a gear statutory fishing right if the person is the owner of an old Class A statutory fishing right immediately before the end of the period stated in the notice.
Note   The Register of Statutory Fishing Rights kept by AFMA for the Northern Prawn Fishery includes information about the owner of a statutory fishing right.
 (3) A person satisfies the conditions for registration as an eligible person for the grant of a top up statutory fishing right if, immediately before the end of the period stated in the notice:
 (a) the person is the holder of an active Class B statutory fishing right for a boat; and
 (b) up to 299 old Class A statutory fishing rights are nominated for the boat.
Note   A person who satisfies the conditions for registration as an eligible person for the grant of a statutory fishing right may apply to AFMA, in the approved form, for registration as an eligible person for the grant of the right. The application must be made within the period stated in the notice published under s 24 of the Act: see para 25 (f) and subs 26 (1) of the Act.
16A Provisional grants of statutory fishing rights (Act s 23)
 (1) If a person is registered as an eligible person for the grant of a statutory fishing right, AFMA must make a provisional grant of the fishing right to the person in accordance with this section.
 (2) If the person is registered as an eligible person for the grant of a gear statutory fishing right, the provisional grant is 1 gear statutory fishing right for