sec.161Emergency notice

sec.161 Emergency notice

This section applies if, because of a medical emergency or extreme weather event— an authorised boat for a primary commercial fishing licence landed other than at the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the boat landed under section 142 ; or fish taken under a primary commercial fishing licence were landed at a place other than the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the fish landed under section 144 ; or the commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation did not give a prior notice under division 2 . The commercial fisher in control of the fishing operation must give a notice about the medical emergency or extreme weather event (an emergency notice ) to the chief executive. The emergency notice must be given as soon as practicable, but before the start of the next fishing operation under the primary commercial fishing licence. s 161 ins 2020 SL No. 236 s 156 (sec.161-ssec.1) This section applies if, because of a medical emergency or extreme weather event— an authorised boat for a primary commercial fishing licence landed other than at the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the boat landed under section 142 ; or fish taken under a primary commercial fishing licence were landed at a place other than the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the fish landed under section 144 ; or the commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation did not give a prior notice under division 2 . (sec.161-ssec.2) The commercial fisher in control of the fishing operation must give a notice about the medical emergency or extreme weather event (an emergency notice ) to the chief executive. (sec.161-ssec.3) The emergency notice must be given as soon as practicable, but before the start of the next fishing operation under the primary commercial fishing licence.

• (a) an authorised boat for a primary commercial fishing licence landed other than at the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the boat landed under section 142 ; or
• (b) fish taken under a primary commercial fishing licence were landed at a place other than the place where a commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation was required to ensure the fish landed under section 144 ; or
• (c) the commercial fisher in control of a fishing operation did not give a prior notice under division 2 .