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Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005
37Boat permits (Act s 32)
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37 Boat permits (Act s 32)
(1) As soon as practicable after the day when the first SFR comes into effect, AFMA must grant 1 fishing permit (a boat permit) to a person for each old longline permit held by the person on 30 November 2002 if the permit forms part of a sequence of old longline permits.
(2) A boat permit issued under subsection (1):
(a) must authorise the use of a specified boat in the fishery; and
(b) remains in force for the period of 3 years from the date of the grant.