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Fisheries Act 1988
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Division 5 Cancellation or suspension of licence, permit or registration
Fisheries Act 1988 31
(2) However, a tender vessel is taken to form part of the vessel to
which it is a tender vessel if:
(a) the tender vessel is used, or intended to be used, solely for
purposes other than the taking, except by trolling, of fish or
aquatic life; or
(b) for a vessel that is used for net fishing:
(i) the tender vessel is used, or intended to be used, solely
for transporting, setting, clearing and lifting nets that
form part of the gear of the vessel; and
(ii) the vessel remains, or will remain, close to where the
tender vessel is being used in that manner.
(3) The Ministerial Guidelines may specify circumstances (including
distances) in which a vessel is close to a tender vessel for
subsection (2)(b)(ii).
Division 5 Cancellation or suspension of licence, permit or
registration