3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these rules –

Act means the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ;

authorised mooring means a mooring authorised by MAST (the Marine and Safety Authority established by the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 );

cancellation report means a report to the reporting service made by approved means and containing approved information;

caught, in relation to any giant crab or any kind of quota unit balance, does not include giant crab that are –

(a) caught in a trap and returned to the water immediately after being hauled to the deck of a fishing vessel; or

(b) deemed by the Secretary not to have been caught;

closed season means a season or period during which all or part of the giant crab fishery is closed to fishing;

commercial giant crab fishery means the fishery for giant crab for commercial purposes that consists of the class of persons who hold a licence to take giant crab for commercial purposes;

commercial giant crab catch record and quota docket means a docket, in an approved form, relating to giant crab that is part of records required to be kept under the Act;

commercial rock lobster and giant crab direct sales quota docket means a docket, in an approved form, relating to rock lobster or giant crab that is part of the records required to be kept under the Act;

commercial rock lobster and giant crab sales receipt means a receipt, in an approved form, relating to rock lobster or giant crab that is part of the records required to be kept under the Act;

day means the 24-hour period commencing at midnight of any calendar day;