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Fisheries Act 1988
17GOffence if person in charge not appointed
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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.
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(3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (c) and (2)(a)
and (b).