44AReports of pipi, beachworm, cockle and ghost nipper catch

#### 44A Reports of pipi, beachworm, cockle and ghost nipper catch 44A Reports of pipi, beachworm, cockle and ghost nipper catch > > (1) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, a holder of a hand gathering endorsement is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each catch of pipi, beachworm, cockle or ghost nipper taken by the endorsement holder (a catch report)— > > > > > (a) the registration number of the commercial fishing licence of the endorsement holder, > > > > > (b) the number of the fishing business of which the endorsement is a component, > > > > > (c) the species of fish, > > > > > (d) the weight of the catch of pipi or cockle or the number of beachworm or ghost nipper in the catch, > > > > > (e) where the endorsement holder landed the catch or moved the catch above the relevant mean high water mark. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a catch report for pipi and beachworm must be made— > > > > > (a) before the endorsement holder moves more than 50 metres from the relevant mean high water mark, or > > > > > (b) before any of the catch is placed in a boat, premises or vehicle (other than a vehicle into which the catch is placed immediately after being taken), or > > > > > (c) within 30 minutes after the catch is moved above the relevant mean high water mark, > > > > whichever occurs first. > > > (3) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a catch report for cockle and ghost nipper that is placed into a boat immediately after being taken must be made— > > > > > (a) before the endorsement holder moves more than 50 metres from where the endorsement holder landed the catch, or > > > > > (b) before any of the catch is placed in a holding pen or removed from the boat, or > > > > > (c) within 30 minutes of the endorsement holder landing the catch, > > > > whichever occurs first. > > > (4) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a catch report for cockle and ghost nipper that is not placed into a boat after being taken must be made— > > > > > (a) before the endorsement holder moves more than 50 metres from the relevant mean high water mark, or > > > > > (b) before any of the catch is placed in a vehicle or premises, or > > > > > (c) before any of the catch is placed in a holding pen, or > > > > > (d) within 30 minutes after the catch is moved above the relevant mean high water mark, > > > > whichever occurs first. > > > (5) Despite subclause (3), a catch report for cockle and ghost nipper that is placed into a boat immediately after being taken may be made after the catch is removed from the boat if the endorsement holder complies with the following— > > > > > (a) the catch must be removed from the boat for the sole purpose of weighing the catch, > > > > > (b) the catch must be weighed immediately after being removed from the boat on scales that are located— > > > > > > > (i) outdoors and within 50 metres of where the endorsement holder landed the catch, or > > > > > > > (ii) at indoor premises approved by the Secretary, > > > > > (c) the catch report must be made immediately after the catch is weighed, > > > > > (d) the catch must not be mixed with any other fish until the catch report has been made. > > > (6) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of a hand gathering endorsement that the endorsement holder— > > > > > (a) must remain in the immediate vicinity of the catch until the catch report has been made, and > > > > > (b) in the case of a catch of cockle or ghost nipper that is placed into a boat immediately after being taken—must not remove the catch from the boat, other than for the sole purpose of weighing the catch in accordance with subclause (5). > > > (7) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (6) is an offence. > > > (8) For the purposes of this clause, the weight of a catch is to be determined by accurate scales and rounded to 1 decimal place. > > > (9) In this clause, relevant mean high water mark, in relation to a catch, means the mean high water mark of the beach or estuary from which the catch was taken.