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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
125Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats
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#### 125 Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats
125 Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats
> > (1) A person must not operate a boat that displays the letters “LFB” in any waters if the boat is not being used for a commercial fishing boat activity.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) The owner of a boat must not cause or permit the letters “LFB” to be displayed on a boat in any waters if the boat is not being used for a commercial fishing boat activity.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (3) For the purposes of section 109 of the Act—
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> > > (a) (Repealed)
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> > > (b) a boat being used for commercial fishing boat activities must display, on both sides of the outside of the bow or wheelhouse, the letters “LFB”, and
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> > > (c) (Repealed)
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> > > (d) a dinghy or other vessel carried on a boat being used for commercial fishing boat activities must display, on both sides of the outside of the dinghy or vessel, the letter “D”.
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> > (4) The markings must consist of clearly visible letters and figures that are of a colour that contrasts with that of the boat, dinghy or other vessel and that are—
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> > > (a) in the case of a boat that is more than 7.5 metres long and is used in ocean waters—not less than 300 mm in height and 150 mm in width, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a dinghy or other vessel carried on any boat—not less than 50 mm in height, or
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> > > (c) in the case of any other boat—not less than 150 mm in height.
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> **cl 125:** Am 2022 (688), Sch 3\[15\] \[16\].