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Fisheries Act 1996

Access to fishery - Fishing permits

91: Issue of fishing permit

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You can get a fishing permit if you apply for one. The chief executive must give you a permit if you apply, but only if you meet certain conditions. You can get a permit for up to five years. You might not get a permit if you owe the government money. The chief executive decides who gets a permit. A fishing permit lets you take certain fish and seaweed. You can take fish that are part of the quota management system, and some other types of fish and seaweed. The chief executive might ask you for a guarantee before giving you a permit. You cannot get a permit if you have unpaid debts or if your permit is suspended. You also cannot get a permit if the chief executive thinks you would have your permit suspended if you already had one. The chief executive can issue a permit for beach cast seaweed, except in some cases, as stated in section 89(2)(f) and section 306 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.

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Part 6Access to fishery
Fishing permits

91Issue of fishing permit

  1. Subject to subsections (2) to (6) and to sections 93 and 93A, the chief executive must issue to every person who applies for a fishing permit under this Act an appropriate fishing permit in the approved form for a period not exceeding 5 years.

  2. A fishing permit may, but is not required to, be issued to any person who owes the Crown any levy payable under Part 14.

  3. A fishing permit authorises the taking of—

  4. any stocks that are subject to the quota management system; and
    1. any stocks or species that are neither subject to the quota management system nor listed in Schedule 4C; and
      1. any stocks or species listed in Schedule 4C that are listed on a fishing permit held by the commercial fisher.

        1. Despite section 93 but subject to section 306 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, the chief executive may issue a fishing permit under this section for any beach cast seaweed, except seaweed to which section 89(2)(f) applies.

        2. Before issuing a fishing permit to an applicant, the chief executive may require the applicant to provide a suitable third party guarantee, or bond, in an amount specified by the chief executive.

        3. No fishing permit may be issued to any person who—

        4. is a person who has unpaid deemed value amounts in excess of $1,000 that are overdue, or is a person who is treated by section 79(5) as included with that person; or
          1. is a person whose fishing permit is suspended under section 79A; or
            1. the chief executive believes, on reasonable grounds, is a person whose fishing permit, if they had one, would be suspended under section 79A(1).

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              Notes
              • Section 91(1): substituted, on , by section 32(1) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).
              • Section 91(3): substituted, on , by section 36 of the Fisheries Amendment Act (No 3) 2004 (2004 No 76).
              • Section 91(4): substituted, on , by section 32(2) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).
              • Section 91(5): substituted, on , by section 32(2) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).
              • Section 91(6): substituted, on , by section 17 of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 65).