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Fisheries Act 1996

International fishing - Suspension and revocation of international fishing permits

113N: Chief executive may suspend or revoke international fishing permit

You could also call this:

"The boss can stop or cancel a fishing permit if rules are broken."

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The chief executive can stop or cancel an international fishing permit. You might wonder why this happens. It is because the chief executive thinks the information given to get the permit was false. The chief executive can also stop or cancel a permit if the fishing boat is no longer registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992. You can read about the Ship Registration Act 1992 on the New Zealand legislation website https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM275026. The chief executive can stop or cancel a permit for other reasons too. If you have a permit, you can ask the chief executive to cancel it. You need to write to the chief executive and give back the permit. The chief executive can also stop or cancel a permit if a foreign country asks them to, or if they think someone has broken the law. In this case, an offence means breaking a rule that would result in a penalty under section 252(1)(a) to (c) of the Fisheries Act https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM398820

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Part 6AInternational fishing
Suspension and revocation of international fishing permits

113NChief executive may suspend or revoke international fishing permit

  1. The chief executive may revoke an international fishing permit if the chief executive is satisfied that any information or evidence supplied with the application for the permit was false or misleading in any material particular.

  2. The chief executive may suspend or revoke an international fishing permit if the chief executive is satisfied that—

  3. the vessel to which the permit relates is no longer—
    1. registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992; or
      1. registered in the Fishing Vessel Register as either a fish carrier or a fishing vessel; or
      2. the permit holder, or any person authorised to fish under the authority of the permit, has been convicted of an offence against this Part; or
        1. the permit holder, or any person authorised to fish under the authority of the permit, has been convicted of a fishing-related offence under the laws of a country other than New Zealand; or
          1. there is evidence that the permit holder, or any person authorised to fish under the authority of the permit, has undermined the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures; or
            1. the permit holder is no longer the owner or operator of the vessel.

              1. The chief executive may also suspend or revoke an international fishing permit—

              2. at the request of a foreign country whose authorisation to fish in its national fisheries jurisdiction was relied on to issue the permit; or
                1. if the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds that an offence has been committed in relation to the vessel to which the permit relates by the permit holder, or any person authorised to fish under the authority of the permit.

                  1. A person may, in writing, request that the chief executive revoke an international fishing permit issued to that person.

                  2. A request made under subsection (3) must be accompanied by the international fishing permit and any copies of the permit.

                  3. In subsection (2A)(b), offence means an offence committed within the national fisheries jurisdiction of New Zealand for which a penalty under section 252(1)(a) to (c) would apply on conviction.

                  Notes
                  • Section 113N: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 103).
                  • Section 113N heading: amended, on , by section 36(1) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(1): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(2): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(2)(c): amended, on , by section 36(3) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(2)(ca): inserted, on , by section 36(4) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(2A): inserted, on , by section 36(5) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(3): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(4): amended, on , by section 36(6) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
                  • Section 113N(5): inserted, on , by section 36(7) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).