Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019
sec.44Authorisation—assistant fisher
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sec.44 Authorisation—assistant fisher
Subject to subsections (2) to (5) , the holder of a commercial fisher licence may authorise someone else (an assistant fisher ) to do a thing under the licence that the commercial fisher may do under section 43 . An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (b) to (d) under a commercial fisher licence only if the assistant fisher is acting under direction of the commercial fisher. An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (e) to (g) under a commercial fisher licence on a boat only if the assistant fisher is acting under direction of the commercial fisher. An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (e) or (g) under a commercial fisher licence, other than on a boat, only if the assistant fisher complies with the commercial fisher’s instructions. An assistant fisher is not authorised to do a thing mentioned in section 43 in a commercial fishery if a fishery provision about the commercial fishery states that only a commercial fisher may do the thing. s 44 sub 2020 SL No. 236 s 89 (sec.44-ssec.1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5) , the holder of a commercial fisher licence may authorise someone else (an assistant fisher ) to do a thing under the licence that the commercial fisher may do under section 43 . (sec.44-ssec.2) An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (b) to (d) under a commercial fisher licence only if the assistant fisher is acting under direction of the commercial fisher. (sec.44-ssec.3) An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (e) to (g) under a commercial fisher licence on a boat only if the assistant fisher is acting under direction of the commercial fisher. (sec.44-ssec.4) An assistant fisher may do a thing mentioned in section 43 (1) (e) or (g) under a commercial fisher licence, other than on a boat, only if the assistant fisher complies with the commercial fisher’s instructions. (sec.44-ssec.5) An assistant fisher is not authorised to do a thing mentioned in section 43 in a commercial fishery if a fishery provision about the commercial fishery states that only a commercial fisher may do the thing.