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Page 3414. Aggrieved person may appeal(1) Any person aggrieved by the actions of the Director <strong>in</strong> refus<strong>in</strong>g to issue or renew alicence, or <strong>in</strong> cancell<strong>in</strong>g, revok<strong>in</strong>g or suspend<strong>in</strong>g a licence may, with<strong>in</strong> thirty days of receiptof notification of such decision, appeal to the M<strong>in</strong>ister.Division IV. Pearl farm<strong>in</strong>g operations15. Area and location of <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facilities(1) Details of the location and surface area of the land and coastal waters to be occupiedby the <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility shall be provided to the Director dur<strong>in</strong>g the process of apply<strong>in</strong>gfor a Pearl Farm<strong>in</strong>g Licence.(2) No <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility shall be situated with<strong>in</strong> 5 kilometres of another <strong>pearl</strong>farm<strong>in</strong>g facility. No licence for a <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility shall be issued if there is a preexist<strong>in</strong>g<strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility with<strong>in</strong> five kilometres of the proposed location.(3) No <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility shall be relocated over a distance of more than one kilometrewithout the prior written permission of the Director. Where such a relocation is proposed, theDirector may at his discretion require the licensee to submit a new licence application relat<strong>in</strong>gto the proposed relocation.(4) For the purposes of clauses 15(2) and 15(3), distances between <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facilitiesshall be taken as the shortest distance between them measured over water.(5) Any changes <strong>in</strong> the extent of a <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g site or its boundaries, which do not<strong>in</strong>volve relocation over a distance of more than one kilometre, whether or not accompaniedby a change <strong>in</strong> lease arrangements relat<strong>in</strong>g to the <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility, shall be notified tothe Director with<strong>in</strong> seven days of the changes tak<strong>in</strong>g place.16. Pearl oyster stock size and stock<strong>in</strong>g densities(1) The maximum number of <strong>pearl</strong> oysters allowed to be held <strong>in</strong> coastal waters at any<strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g facility shall be one million (1,000,000). No <strong>pearl</strong> farm shall hold more thanthis number of <strong>pearl</strong> oysters, irrespective of their age, size, or stage of life.(2) The limit referred to <strong>in</strong> clause 16(1) shall not <strong>in</strong>clude spat which have settled naturallyon spat collectors and which have not yet been harvested.(3) Notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g the provisions of clause 16(1), the maximum areal density of <strong>pearl</strong>oysters allowed to be held <strong>in</strong> coastal waters <strong>in</strong> any part or sub-area of any <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>gfacility shall be one hundred thousand oysters (100,000) per hectare.(4) Notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g the provisions of clauses 16(1) and 16(3), the maximum volumetricdensity of <strong>pearl</strong> oysters allowed to be held <strong>in</strong> coastal waters <strong>in</strong> any part of any <strong>pearl</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>gfacility shall be one <strong>pearl</strong> oyster per cubic metre of water occupied by the farm l<strong>in</strong>es.(5) For the purposes of this Regulation the surface area, areal stock<strong>in</strong>g density, watervolume and volumetric stock<strong>in</strong>g density of the <strong>pearl</strong> farm shall be calculated accord<strong>in</strong>g to themethodology described <strong>in</strong> Schedule 3.17. Location of farm l<strong>in</strong>es and spat l<strong>in</strong>es(1) All farm l<strong>in</strong>es and spat l<strong>in</strong>es shall be fixed to the seabed with man-made anchors usedspecially for that purpose.(2) Anchors shall be set <strong>in</strong> areas of sand, mud or other sediment sea floor and shall not beplaced <strong>in</strong> areas of live coral.

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