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Fisheries Act 1996

Dispute resolution - Fisheries Dispute Commissioners

122: Commissioner to report to Minister within 60 working days

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"The Commissioner must write a report to the Minister within 60 working days to help solve a fishing dispute."

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You get appointed as a Commissioner to look into a dispute. You have 60 working days to write a report to the Minister. Your report must include what you think the problem is and how to fix it. You also need to explain why you made those suggestions. You cannot suggest something that would hurt someone's fishing business if they already have permission to fish under this Act. The Minister can give you more time to finish your report if needed. If the Minister does give you more time, they will tell the people involved in the dispute about the delay and why it happened.

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Part 7Dispute resolution
Fisheries Dispute Commissioners

122Commissioner to report to Minister within 60 working days

  1. Subject to subsection (2), a Commissioner shall, within 60 working days of appointment, give the Minister a report on the dispute including recommendations for resolving the dispute (which may include taking no action) together with the reasons for such recommendations.

  2. A Commissioner shall not recommend any option that is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the fishing activities of any person who has any current fishing interests provided for or authorised by or under this Act.

  3. The Minister may from time to time extend by such period as he or she considers necessary the period referred to in subsection (1); and, if the Minister does extend that period, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, notify the parties to the inquiry of the extension and of the reasons for that extension.