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Fisheries Management Act 1994
127ECharter fishing boat operators to make records of fishing activities
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#### 127E Charter fishing boat operators to make records of fishing activities
127E Charter fishing boat operators to make records of fishing activities
> > (1) The responsible person for a charter fishing activity must make such records as the regulations require about any declared charter fishing activity for which the person is a responsible person.
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> > (2) In particular, the regulations may require the responsible person to make a record of the following—
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> > > (a) particulars of all declared charter fishing activities engaged in (including those where no fish were taken),
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> > > (b) particulars of all fish taken during the fishing activities,
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> > > (c) the location in which the fishing activities were carried out,
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> > > (d) the fishing gear used in connection with the fishing activities,
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> > > (e) any period in which the responsible person did not engage in declared charter fishing activities (that is, use a boat or permit a boat to be used for declared charter fishing activities).
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> > (3) A record required under this section must be made in such form and manner as is prescribed by the regulations or (subject to the regulations) as is approved by the Minister.
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> > (4) A responsible person who fails to make a record as required by this section is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
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> > (5) A responsible person who is required to make a record under this section must, if the regulations so require, ensure that a copy of the record is sent to the Secretary within such period as the regulations prescribe.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> **s 127E:** Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 4 \[2\]. Subst 2006 No 18, Sch 1 \[27\]. Am 2015 No 59, Sch 1\[79\]–\[83\].