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Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019
sec.54Indigenous fishing permit
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sec.54 Indigenous fishing permit
The holder of an indigenous fishing permit and anyone else identified in the permit may do any of the following under the permit— assess the commercial viability of a fishing activity proposed to be carried out, or fishing apparatus or a boat proposed to be used, by an indigenous person or a community of indigenous persons in a fishery identified in the permit; buy, use and possess fishing apparatus to carry out the assessment; take, possess and process fish taken for carrying out the assessment; sell the fish taken for carrying out the assessment.
- (a) assess the commercial viability of a fishing activity proposed to be carried out, or fishing apparatus or a boat proposed to be used, by an indigenous person or a community of indigenous persons in a fishery identified in the permit;
- (b) buy, use and possess fishing apparatus to carry out the assessment;
- (c) take, possess and process fish taken for carrying out the assessment;
- (d) sell the fish taken for carrying out the assessment.