Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2017
53Unauthorised possession of unused docket book
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53 Unauthorised possession of unused docket book
(1) In this rule –
docket means any of the following:
(a) commercial abalone dive docket;
(b) transfer docket;
(c) diving team docket;
(d) fish dispatch docket;
(e) fish receipt docket.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person must not have possession of an unused docket unless it was issued to the person and the person is the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) or a fish processing licence.
Penalty: Grade 3 penalty.
(3) Subrule (2) does not apply to a person who is acting as the agent of another person (the principal) if the unused docket was issued to the principal and the principal is the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) or a fish processing licence.