38Diving teams

38 Diving teams

(1)  If 2 people each hold a fishing licence (abalone dive) they may form a diving team for a particular fishing trip.

(2)  Notwithstanding rule 10(2) and 15(3) , a member of a diving team may take and have possession of abalone in accordance with the fishing licence (abalone dive) of the other member of the team as if the member were that other member.

(3)  [Rule 38 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2019, No. 63, Applied:01 Nov 2019] If 2 people who each hold a fishing licence (abalone dive) form a dive team for a fishing trip, both licence holders must –

(a) participate in diving on the fishing trip; and

(b) dive from the same vessel or auxiliary vessel whilst on the fishing trip; and

(c) start and finish the fishing trip on the same vessel.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(4)  A member of a diving team must not land abalone taken on a fishing trip from a vessel other than the vessel on which the trip was commenced.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(5)  A member of a diving team must not take abalone quota units that are held under a fishing licence (abalone quota) unless the fishing licence (abalone quota) is endorsed to permit the taking of abalone quota units by members of a diving team.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(6)  On a fishing trip to a part of the abalone fishery, the members of a diving team must not take or have possession of more abalone in total than the combined amount authorised to be taken or possessed on that trip under each member's fishing licence (abalone dive) for that part of the fishery, including any excess authorised under rules 56 , 57 or 58 .

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.