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Fisheries Act 1996

Appointment and powers of fishery officers - Appointment of fishery officers

197: Appointment of honorary fishery officers

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"The chief executive can choose people to help with fishery work as honorary officers."

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The chief executive can appoint people as honorary fishery officers for certain areas. You can be appointed if the chief executive thinks you are fit and proper for the role. The chief executive decides how long you can be an honorary fishery officer, but it cannot be more than three years. You can be reappointed or removed from the role by the chief executive if they no longer think you are suitable. You can also resign from the role at any time and must tell the chief executive. The chief executive can pay you an honorarium and reimburse your expenses if you have their approval. You are not considered a Crown employee just because you are an honorary fishery officer or receive money for the role. The chief executive can pay you out of money allocated by Parliament for this purpose. The rules about honorary fishery officers have been updated over time, and you can find more information by looking at the 1983 legislation and the 1987 amendments.

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Part 11Appointment and powers of fishery officers
Appointment of fishery officers

197Appointment of honorary fishery officers

  1. The chief executive may, from time to time, appoint as honorary fishery officers for a specified area or areas such persons as the chief executive considers fit and proper.

  2. Every person appointed as an honorary fishery officer under this section—

  3. shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding 3 years, as the chief executive thinks fit, and may be reappointed:
    1. may, at any time, be removed from office by the chief executive if the chief executive no longer considers him or her to be a fit and proper person for reasons of incapacity, neglect of office, misconduct, or otherwise:
      1. may at any time resign his or her office, and notification of such resignation shall be given to the chief executive.

        1. There may be paid to any honorary fishery officer out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose—

        2. an honorarium at a rate determined by the chief executive; and
          1. reimbursement of actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the course of carrying out his or her powers and duties, where the chief executive has given prior authorisation and has subsequently approved the expenses.

            1. No person appointed as an honorary fishery officer under this section shall be deemed to be employed by the Crown by reason of the appointment or any money paid to the person under this section.

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            • Section 197(3)(a): amended, on , by section 49 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 104).