124AReal time reporting

#### 124A Real time reporting 124A Real time reporting > > (1) The regulations may require commercial fishers, or any specified class of commercial fishers, to report to the Secretary about any commercial fishing activities or proposed commercial fishing activities. > > > (2) In particular, the regulations may require a report to be made of the following— > > > > > (a) particulars of when and where a commercial fisher proposes to take fish, > > > > > (b) particulars of when and where a commercial fisher proposes to land the catch and the estimated composition and amount of the catch, > > > > > (c) particulars of when and where the commercial fisher lands the catch and the composition and amount of the landed catch. > > > (3) The report must be made using the real time reporting system— > > > > > (a) within such period as the regulations prescribe, and > > > > > (b) in a form and manner approved by the Minister. > > > (4) The regulations may provide for an alternative method of making the report in the event that the real time reporting system malfunctions or is not available for any reason. > > > (5) A commercial fisher who fails to make a report as required by or under this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months (or both) for a first offence, or > > > > > (b) 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months (or both) for a second or subsequent offence. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > real time reporting system means a system or facility, approved by the Secretary for the purposes of this section, that enables the making of reports under this section by oral communication or electronic transmission. > > **pt 4, div 5A (ss 124A, 124B):** Ins 2015 No 59, Sch 1 \[71\].