17GOffence if person in charge not appointed

17G Offence if person in charge not appointed (1) A licensee commits an offence if: (a) the licensee is required under section 17E to appoint a person in charge of fishing operations under the licence or permit; and (b) a person engages in fishing operations under the licence or permit and the licensee is reckless in relation to that (c) at the time the fishing operations are engaged in, there is no person in charge of those fishing operations appointed under section 17E. (a) a licensee is required under section 17E to appoint a person in charge of fishing operations under the licence or permit; and (b) the person is in charge of fishing operations under the licence or permit; and (c) at the time the person is in charge of fishing operations, the person is not appointed under section 17E to be the person in charge of those fishing operations and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance.

Fisheries Act 1988 28 (3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (c) and (2)(a) and (b).