sec.158Unloading fish from authorised boats

sec.158 Unloading fish from authorised boats

This section applies if fish are on an authorised boat for a primary commercial fishing licence. The commercial fisher in control of the fishing operation in which the fish were taken must not unload the fish, or allow the fish to be unloaded, unless— the commercial fisher has given a prior notice about the fish to the chief executive under division 2 ; or the commercial fisher has given a transhipment notice to the chief executive under section 154 ; or the commercial fisher has given an emergency notice to the chief executive under section 161 . Also, the commercial fisher in control may unload the fish, or allow the fish to be unloaded, only if the fish are unloaded at a place that is open for entry under the Act . s 158 ins 2020 SL No. 236 s 156 (amd 2021 SL No. 29 s 29 (10) – (11) ) (sec.158-ssec.1) This section applies if fish are on an authorised boat for a primary commercial fishing licence. (sec.158-ssec.2) The commercial fisher in control of the fishing operation in which the fish were taken must not unload the fish, or allow the fish to be unloaded, unless— the commercial fisher has given a prior notice about the fish to the chief executive under division 2 ; or the commercial fisher has given a transhipment notice to the chief executive under section 154 ; or the commercial fisher has given an emergency notice to the chief executive under section 161 . (sec.158-ssec.3) Also, the commercial fisher in control may unload the fish, or allow the fish to be unloaded, only if the fish are unloaded at a place that is open for entry under the Act .

• (a) the commercial fisher has given a prior notice about the fish to the chief executive under division 2 ; or
• (b) the commercial fisher has given a transhipment notice to the chief executive under section 154 ; or
• (c) the commercial fisher has given an emergency notice to the chief executive under section 161 .