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Ten days ago, Barbara Creecy's delegated authority in the hake long line fishery suddenly and quietly decided to add 3 more Category A applicants to the rights register. To this day, she has failed to announce this decision publicly to any of the hake long line right applicants or the hake long line fishing industry.  Burt why this obviously unlawful and unaccountable conduct? Well, firstly because the hake long line fishing industry, like many other industry bodies, are just too weak to demand accountability for their members. Secondly, these industry bodies are more concerned about placating an increasingly incompetent and unaccountable minister as opposed to protecting member interests.  As a consequence, historic members who were unlawfully denied their rights will be left to urgently protect their own interests.  To date, Feike, has been demanding ministerial and departmental accountability through the courts. And the consequence is that our clients have been able to...