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Fisheries Act 1996

Performance of services by approved organisations - Sanctions for breach of standards and specifications or directions

296S: Demerit points to be recorded by Minister

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"Minister Gives Demerit Points for Not Following Rules"

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If you are part of an approved service delivery organisation, the Minister can record demerit points if you fail to comply with standards or specifications, or directions under section 296Q. The Minister decides how many demerit points to record, based on regulations made under section 296ZI. You get demerit points from the date you failed to comply.

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Part 15APerformance of services by approved organisations
Sanctions for breach of standards and specifications or directions

296SDemerit points to be recorded by Minister

  1. This section applies if, in the opinion of the Minister, an approved service delivery organisation fails to comply with—

  2. any applicable standards or specifications; or
    1. any applicable direction under section 296Q.

      1. The Minister may record in respect of an approved service delivery organisation such number of demerit points for each failure referred to in subsection (1) as may be prescribed in regulations made under section 296ZI.

      2. If 2 or more such failures by an approved service delivery organisation occur in respect of the same set of circumstances,—

      3. the Minister must record demerit points in relation to 1 failure only; and
        1. if the failures do not carry the same number of demerit points, the Minister must record demerit points for the failure or one of the failures that carries the greatest number of points.

          1. Demerit points recorded under subsection (2) have effect on and from the date of the failure in respect of which the demerit points are recorded.

          Notes
          • Section 296S: inserted, on , by section 65 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).