42Leaving port report

42 Leaving port report

(1)  The supervisor of a fishing licence (vessel) for a mother boat must make a leaving port report to the reporting service not more than 24 hours and not less than 2 hours before the start of a fishing trip on that mother boat if –

(a) the supervisor intends to take the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) on that fishing trip; and

(b) the holder intends to take blacklip abalone in the northern area on that fishing trip; and

(c) the fishing trip starts outside the northern area.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(2)  The supervisor of a fishing licence (vessel) for a mother boat must make a leaving port report to the reporting service not more than 24 hours and not less than 2 hours before the start of a fishing trip on that mother boat if –

(a) the supervisor intends to take the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) on that fishing trip; and

(b) the holder intends to take blacklip abalone in the Bass Strait area on that fishing trip; and

(c) the fishing trip starts outside the Bass Strait area.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(3)  On receipt of a leaving port report from a supervisor, the reporting service is to issue to the supervisor a report receipt number.