FISHERIES (COMMERCIAL FISHERIES) REGULATION 2019

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FISHERIES (COMMERCIAL FISHERIES) REGULATION 2019

- Made under the Fisheries Act 1994
- As at 1 January 2024
- Reg 178 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation

CHAPTER 2 - COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

PART 1 - GENERAL

4. Commercial fisheries
5. Management and operation of commercial fisheries
6. Interpretation of fishery provisions

PART 2 - AUTHORISATION FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

Division 1 - Restrictions on authorisation in fishery provisions

7. Purpose of this division
8. Where fish may be taken
9. What fish may be taken
10. Way fish may be taken
10A. Restriction on possessing, selling or processing fish
10B. Restriction on possessing commercial fishing apparatus
11. Additional restrictions on authorisation
12. Restriction on authorisation may apply in more than 1 way

Division 2 - Other restrictions on authorisation

13. Restriction on taking fish in more than 1 commercial fishery
14. Restriction on taking fish in commercial fisheries having same fishery symbol
15. Restriction on taking fish in particular Joint Authority fisheries
15A. Restriction on retaining fish
15B. Restriction on transhipping fish

PART 3 - FISHING PRIORITY

Division 1 - Interpretation

16. Definitions for part
17. Meaning of ready to fish

Division 2 - Fishing priorities

18. Fishing priority—ocean beach fisheries
19. Fishing priority—other commercial fisheries
20. Duration of fishing priority
21. Joint fishers taken to be 1 fisher

Division 3 - Offences relating to fishing priorities

22. Interfering with ocean beach fishery flag
23. Obstructing exercise of a fishing priority

PART 4 - CONDITIONS ON AUTHORITIES RELATING TO BOAT MARKS

Division 1 - Preliminary

24. Application of part
25. Reference to a boat mark for a boat

Division 2 - Condition about fixing boat mark

26. Boat mark must be fixed on authorised boat
27. Colour and placement
28. Size of boat mark

Division 3 - Other conditions

29. Authorised boat must not be used without boat mark
30. Requirement to remove boat mark

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

31. Particulars to be legible, visible and in English

CHAPTER 3 - LICENCES

PART 1 - PRIMARY COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENCE

Division 1 - Authorisation

32. Authorisation—holder
33. Authorisation—other persons
34. Chief executive may approve nominee for eel fishery

Division 2 - General conditions

35. Purpose of division
36. Condition about length of primary boat
37. Condition about use of tender boat
38. Condition about selling N11 fish

Division 3 - Additional conditions about boat modification and replacement for east coast trawl fishery

Subdivision 1 - M1, M2, T1 and T2 licences

39. Modifying boats
40. Amending or replacing particular licences to allow boat modification or replacement

Subdivision 2 - T5, T6, T7, T8 and T9 licences

41. Modifying boats
42. Amending or replacing particular licences to allow boat modification or replacement

PART 2 - COMMERCIAL FISHER LICENCE

Division 1 - Authorisation

43. Authorisation—commercial fisher
44. Authorisation—assistant fisher
45. Meaning of under direction—commercial trawl fishery (fin fish)
46. Meaning of under direction—east coast trawl fishery
47. Meaning of under direction—other commercial fisheries

Division 2 - Condition

48. Purpose of division
49. Commercial fisher to display notice
50. (Repealed)
51. (Repealed)
52. (Repealed)

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - FISHERY SYMBOLS

Division 1 - Writing fishery symbols on licences

53. Fishery symbol may be written only on primary commercial fishing licence
54. General restriction on writing fishery symbols
55. (Repealed)
56. Restriction on writing multiple fishery symbols
57. Restrictions on writing fishery symbols ‘N3’, ‘N12’ and ‘N13’
58. Restrictions on writing particular east coast trawl fishery symbols
59. Restrictions on writing particular east coast trawl fishery symbols on licences allowing the use of boats of particular types
60. Restrictions on writing fishery symbols on licences allowing the use of boats of particular lengths

Division 2 - Moving fishery symbols

61. Definitions for division
62. Application to move fishery symbol to another licence
63. Moving fishery symbol
64. (Repealed)
65. (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4 - QUOTA AUTHORITIES

PART 1 - EFFORT UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

66. Meaning of effort year
67. Reference to a day

Division 2 - Entitlement

68. Purpose of this division
69. Entitlement under effort units
70. When effort units entitlement is used for an effort year
71. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Usage notices for effort units

72. Chief executive to give usage notice
73. Obligations of licence holders under usage notice

Division 4 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

Subdivision 1 - Evidentiary aids for when location detected or reported

74. Location detected or reported
75. Exception—movement only at travelling speed
76. Exception—minimum boat movement
77. Exception—moving boat without fishing
78. Exception—moving boat to test fishing apparatus
79. Exception—acting exclusively under authority other than an ‘M1’, ‘T1’ or ‘T2’ fishery symbol
80. Exception—detection in particular regulated waters
81. Notices to chief executive under subdivision

Subdivision 2 - Other evidentiary aids

82. Location not detected or reported

PART 2 - SM UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

83. Meaning of SM year
84. Meaning of whole weight of spanish mackerel

Division 2 - Entitlement

85. Purpose of division
86. Entitlement under SM unit
87. When SM unit entitlement is used for an SM year
88. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

89. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 3 - LINE UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

90. Meaning of line year
91. Meaning of whole weight of regulated coral reef fin fish
91A. References to prescribed coral reef fin fish

Division 2 - Entitlement

92. Purpose of division
93. Entitlement under line unit
94. When line unit entitlement is used for a line year
95. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

96. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 4 - C2-ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

97. Meaning of C2-ITQ year

Division 2 - Entitlement

98. Purpose of division
99. Entitlement under C2-ITQ unit
100. When C2-ITQ unit entitlement is used for a C2-ITQ year
101. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

101A. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 5 - T4-ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

102. Meaning of T4-ITQ year

Division 2 - Entitlement

103. Purpose of division
104. Entitlement under T4-ITQ unit
105. When T4-ITQ unit entitlement is used for a T4-ITQ year
106. Carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

106A. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 5A - ENL-ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

106B. Meaning of ENL-ITQ year
106C. References to prescribed ENL-ITQ fish, prescribed ENL management region and ENL-ITQ licences

Division 2 - Entitlement

106D. Purpose of division
106E. Entitlement under ENL-ITQ unit
106F. When ENL-ITQ unit entitlement is used for an ENL-ITQ year
106G. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

106H. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 5B - C1-ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

106I. Meaning of C1-ITQ year
106J. References to prescribed crab and prescribed crab management region

Division 2 - Entitlement

106K. Purpose of division
106L. Entitlement under C1-ITQ unit
106M. When C1-ITQ unit entitlement is used for a C1-ITQ year
106N. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

106O. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 5C - HAND-HARVEST ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

106P. Meaning of hand-harvest ITQ year
106Q. Meaning of whole weight of red champagne lobster and tropical rocklobster
106R. References to prescribed hand-harvest ITQ fish and hand-harvest ITQ licence

Division 2 - Entitlement

106S. Purpose of division
106T. Entitlement under hand-harvest ITQ unit
106U. When hand-harvest ITQ unit entitlement is used for a hand-harvest ITQ year
106V. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

106W. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 5D - SELECT CORAL ITQ UNITS

Division 1 - Interpretation

106X. Meaning of select coral ITQ year
106Y. References to prescribed select coral and hand-harvest ITQ licence

Division 2 - Entitlement

106Z. Purpose of division
106ZA. Entitlement under select coral ITQ unit
106ZB. When select coral ITQ unit entitlement is used for a select coral ITQ year
106ZC. No carrying forward of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Evidentiary aids for use of entitlement

106ZD. Weight notice is evidence of use of entitlement

PART 6 - COMMON PROVISIONS ABOUT QUOTA AUTHORITIES

Division 1 - Interpretation

107. Definitions for part

Division 2 - Unused entitlement notices

108. Particular notice is evidence of unused entitlement

Division 3 - Quota authority certificates

109. Application of division
110. Content of quota authority certificates generally
111. Quota authority certificates for more than 1 type of particular quota units
112. Evidentiary provision for quota authority certificates

Division 4 - Unit PINS

113. Change of unit PIN

Division 5 - Fisher PINs

114. Change of fisher PIN

Division 6 - Transfers of quota authorities

Subdivision 1 - When quota authority not transferable

115. Purpose of subdivision
116. Only whole quota units may be transferred
117. Eligibility of transferee for quota units

Subdivision 2 - Requirements after transfer

118. Quota authority certificate changes required
119. Entitlement of transferee
120. Issue of fisher PIN for particular transferees

CHAPTER 5 - LOGBOOK REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

121. Purpose of chapter
122. Definitions for chapter
123. Approving logbooks

PART 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED LOGBOOKS

124. Logbooks must be held before fishing operation starts
125. Exchange of logbooks between holder and commercial fisher in control

PART 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED LOGBOOKS (COMMERCIAL FISHING)

126. Making logbook entries for days of fishing operations
127. Making logbook entries for outside fishing operation days
128. Logbook entries to be available for inspection
129. Logbook entries to be given to chief executive
130. Logbooks to be given to chief executive

PART 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED LOGBOOKS (TEP ANIMAL INTERACTION)

131. Making logbook entries during fishing operations
132. Logbook to be available for inspection
133. Logbook entries to be given to chief executive
134. Logbooks to be given to chief executive

CHAPTER 6 - NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - PRE-TRIP NOTICES

Division 1 - Preliminary

135. Purpose and application of part
136. Definitions for part
137. Notices to chief executive

Division 2 - Commercial fishing

138. Requirement to give pre-trip notice
139. When limited pre-trip notice may be given
140. When no pre-trip notice required to be given
141. New proposed landing place
142. Where boat used without seine net must be landed
143. Where boat used with seine net must be used to carry out fishing
144. Where fish taken without using a boat must be landed

Division 3 - Other fishing

145. Requirement to give pre-trip notice
146. When no pre-trip notice required to be given

PART 2 - OTHER NOTICES

Division 1 - Preliminary

147. Purpose of part
148. Notices to chief executive
149. Particulars to be stated in notices

Division 2 - Prior notices

150. Application of division
151. Requirement to give prior notice—boat to be landed
152. Requirement to give prior notice—fish loaded onto vehicle
153. No prior notice required to be given in emergency

Division 3 - Transhipment

154. Requirement to give transhipment notice and label fish
155. Requirement to keep transferred fish separate

Division 4 - Retained fish notices

156. Retained fish notice

Division 5 - Unloading fish

157. Application of division
158. Unloading fish from authorised boats
159. Weighing fish
160. Taking fish after leaving landing place

Division 6 - Emergency notices

161. Emergency notice

Division 7 - Catch disposal records

162. Application of division
162A. Approving record books
163. Requirement to make catch disposal record
164. Catch disposal record available for inspection
165. Requirement to give catch disposal record

CHAPTER 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Note—

PART 1 - PROVISIONS FOR SL NO. 178 OF 2019

166. Nominees under particular authorities continue
167. C2-ITQ year before 1 July 2021

PART 2 - PROVISIONS FOR FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2020

Division 1 - Amendments commencing on notification of amendment regulation

168. Existing primary boats for commercial fishing boat licences
169. Bigeyes that are recognised BRDs
170. Requirement to check crab apparatus

Division 2 - Amendments commencing on 1 January 2021

171. Existing primary boats for primary commercial fishing licences

Division 3 - Amendments commencing on 1 September 2021

172. Entitlement under effort units for 2021 effort year
172A. Effort unit conversion factor for particular boats identified in T1 or T2 licence on commencement
173. First ENL-ITQ year
174. First C1-ITQ year
175. First hand-harvest ITQ year for R-ITQ units
176. First hand-harvest ITQ year for hand-harvest ITQ units other than R-ITQ units
177. Logbooks
178. Reporting requirements
179. Requirements to check fishing apparatus

PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR FISHERIES AND OTHER LEGISLATION (STRUCTURAL REFORM) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2023

180. Ending of net fishery ‘NX’
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
SCHEDULE 7A
SCHEDULE 8
SCHEDULE 9
SCHEDULE 10
SCHEDULE 11

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