Section 11 - Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 2024 - Condition to give notice and keep records before moving aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material from aquaculture production areas—the Act, s 152(1)(a)

11Condition to give notice and keep records before moving aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material from aquaculture production areas—the Act, s 152(1)(a)

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11 Condition to give notice and keep records before moving aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material from aquaculture production areas—the Act, s 152(1)(a)

(1) It is a condition of an aquaculture permit that authorises aquaculture in relation to an aquaculture species that, if the permit holder intends to move any aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material from an aquaculture production area to another aquaculture production area, the permit holder must, before moving the species or material—

(a) notify the Department, in accordance with this section, of the permit holder’s intention to move the species or material from the aquaculture production area to the other aquaculture production area, and

(b) record the following details in the permit holder’s aquaculture shipment log book—

(i) the aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material to be moved,

(ii) the aquaculture production area from which the species or material will be moved,

(iii) the aquaculture production area to which the species or material will be moved.

(2) The notice under subsection (1)(a) must—

(a) be given not less than 2 hours and not more than 2 weeks before moving the aquaculture species or catching or cultivation material, and

(b) be given in 1 of the following ways—

(i) in person,

(ii) by post,

(iii) electronically, and

(c) include the following details—

(i) the name of the permit holder,

(ii) the permit number,

(iii) if applicable—the aquaculture species to be moved,

(iv) if applicable—the type of catching and cultivation material to be moved,

(v) the estimated date and time of the movement of the aquaculture species or catching and cultivation material,