Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.120Person who takes fish outside particular fishery areas to keep record of taking
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sec.120 Person who takes fish outside particular fishery areas to keep record of taking
This section applies if a person— takes, for trade or commerce, relevant fish from Queensland waters other than waters within the fishery area for any of the following fisheries— the line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region); the line fishery (reef); the line fishery (multiple hook—east coast); the spanish mackerel commercial fishery; and unloads the fish in the State. The person must keep, in the approved form, a record of the following information— the date the person took the fish; the number of the fish taken by the person. The person must keep the record from immediately before the person unloads the fish in the State until 5 years after the day the person stops possessing the fish. For subsection (1) , a person conducting a charter fishing trip does not take relevant fish for trade or commerce only because the person takes the fish during the charter fishing trip. (sec.120-ssec.1) This section applies if a person— takes, for trade or commerce, relevant fish from Queensland waters other than waters within the fishery area for any of the following fisheries— the line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region); the line fishery (reef); the line fishery (multiple hook—east coast); the spanish mackerel commercial fishery; and unloads the fish in the State. (sec.120-ssec.2) The person must keep, in the approved form, a record of the following information— the date the person took the fish; the number of the fish taken by the person. (sec.120-ssec.3) The person must keep the record from immediately before the person unloads the fish in the State until 5 years after the day the person stops possessing the fish. (sec.120-ssec.4) For subsection (1) , a person conducting a charter fishing trip does not take relevant fish for trade or commerce only because the person takes the fish during the charter fishing trip.
- (a) takes, for trade or commerce, relevant fish from Queensland waters other than waters within the fishery area for any of the following fisheries— (i) the line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region); (ii) the line fishery (reef); (iii) the line fishery (multiple hook—east coast); (iv) the spanish mackerel commercial fishery; and
- (i) the line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region);
- (ii) the line fishery (reef);
- (iii) the line fishery (multiple hook—east coast);
- (iv) the spanish mackerel commercial fishery; and
- (b) unloads the fish in the State.
- (i) the line fishery (other than Great Barrier Reef region);
- (ii) the line fishery (reef);
- (iii) the line fishery (multiple hook—east coast);
- (iv) the spanish mackerel commercial fishery; and