43Reports to be made by meshing and hauling endorsement holders before taking fish

#### 43 Reports to be made by meshing and hauling endorsement holders before taking fish 43 Reports to be made by meshing and hauling endorsement holders before taking fish > > (1) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, a holder of a meshing endorsement or a hauling endorsement is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each 24-hour period in which the endorsement holder takes fish under the endorsement (a pre-fishing report)— > > > > > (a) the date of the report, > > > > > (b) the registration number of the commercial fishing licence of the endorsement holder, > > > > > (c) the type of endorsement, > > > > > (d) the number of the fishing business of which the endorsement is a component. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a pre-fishing report must be made before the endorsement holder commences taking fish in the 24-hour period to which the report relates. > > > (3) For the purposes of subclause (2), an endorsement holder commences taking fish— > > > > > (a) in the case of an endorsement holder taking fish using a hauling net (general purpose)—when the holder first uses the net, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—when the endorsement holder is aboard a boat in the fishery and in possession of a net authorised to be used to take fish by the holder’s meshing endorsement or hauling endorsement. > > > (4) In this clause— > > > > hauling endorsement means— > > > > > (a) a category one hauling endorsement—Regions 1–7, or > > > > > (b) a category two hauling endorsement—Regions 1–7. > > > > meshing endorsement means a meshing endorsement—Regions 1–7.