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Fisheries Act 1988
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17K Requirement for registration of fishing vessels
(1) Subject to this Act, a person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally uses a vessel, other than a foreign
boat, for any purpose in relation to which a licence or permit is
required under this Act; and
(b) the vessel is not registered and the person is reckless in
relation to that circumstance.
(2) Subject to this Act, a person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally uses a vessel for any purpose in
relation to which a licence or permit is required under this Act;
and
(b) the vessel is not registered and the person is reckless in
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(c) the vessel is a foreign boat.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(c).
(4) The Director may, by Gazette notice, direct that subsection (1)
or (2) does not apply to a vessel used for the purposes of a licence
or permit of a type specified in the notice.
(5) A registered vessel is taken not to be registered during any period
it, or a tender vessel that is not required under section 19(2) to be
registered, is not marked in the manner prescribed by regulation.
(6) A registered vessel marked in the manner prescribed by regulation
is exempt from any other requirement of a law of the Territory to
mark the vessel.