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Fisheries Management (Abalone Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000
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#### 28 Provision and use of docket books
28 Provision and use of docket books
> > (1) A shareholder must ensure that any endorsement holder who is a nominated fisher of the shareholder is provided with a docket book as is required for use during fishing periods.
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> > (2) An endorsement holder must ensure that when taking or attempting to take abalone the endorsement holder has in his or her possession or control a docket book issued for use to a shareholder—
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> > > (a) who is the endorsement holder, or
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> > > (b) who provided the docket book to the endorsement holder in accordance with this clause, because the endorsement holder is a nominated fisher of the shareholder.
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> > (3) The possessor of a docket book must keep it in a safe place.
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> > (4) The possessor of a docket book must not give, sell or lend to another person, or otherwise make available for use by another person the docket book or any part of the docket book.
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> > (5) Subclause (4) does not prevent—
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> > > (a) a person from giving a form to a fisheries officer authorised to take possession of the form, or
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> > > (b) a shareholder providing a docket book to a nominated fisher of the shareholder, or
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> > > (c) a nominated fisher of a shareholder providing a docket book to the shareholder.
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> > (6) The possessor of a docket book must, within 24 hours of becoming aware that the docket book is lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, notify that fact to—
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> > > (a) the Secretary, or
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> > > (b) if the possessor is a nominated fisher of a shareholder and was provided the docket book by that shareholder—the shareholder.
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> > (7) A shareholder who is notified under subclause (6) (b) of the fact that a docket book is lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged must, within one business day of being notified, notify the fact to the Secretary.
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> > (8) The possessor of a docket book who is an endorsement holder must, if the endorsement is suspended or cancelled, immediately return the docket book (including any unused daily log sheets) to—
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> > > (a) the Secretary, or
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> > > (b) if the possessor is a nominated fisher of a shareholder and was provided the docket book by that shareholder—the shareholder.
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> > (9) A shareholder to whom a docket book is provided under subclause (8) (b) must immediately return the docket book (including any unused daily log sheets) to the Secretary.
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> > (10) A contravention of subclause (2), (3), (4), (6) or (8) is an endorsement holder offence.
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> > (11) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (1), (7) or (9) is an offence.
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> > (12) In this clause—
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> > business day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday throughout New South Wales.
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> > possessor of a docket book means the shareholder to whom the docket book was issued or if the shareholder has provided the docket book to a nominated fisher of the shareholder in accordance with this clause, the nominated fisher.