24Mechanical breakdown of meal plant

24 Mechanical breakdown of meal plant

(1) For subsection 28(4) of the Management Plan, the holder must, immediately after a mechanical breakdown of the meal plant: (a) tell the observers on board the nominated boat that the meal plant has broken down; and (b) stop fishing; and (c) if there is catch on board the nominated boat to be processed: (i) move the boat at least 5 nautical miles from the fishing area; and (ii) process the remainder of the catch; and (iii) discharge all waste.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

Note: If it is necessary to discharge offal, AFMA recommends that the offal:

(a) be discharged whole rather than macerated; and
(b) not be discharged during trawling and shooting; and
(c) be discharged at night.

Note: If it is not practicable to discharge offal at night, or to avoid discharging offal during trawling or shooting, the holder may discharge the offal in whole, from the side of the boat and at any speed.

(2) Within 48 hours after the breakdown of the meal plant, the holder: (a) must repair the meal plant and give AFMA a report on the breakdown and repair in accordance with regulation 25; or (b) must give AFMA a report on the breakdown in accordance with regulation 25 and seek AFMA’s approval to adopt the contingency arrangements set out in subregulation 26(1).

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(3) If the breakdown of the meal plant occurs after office hours, the holder must notify the AFMA Duty Officer about the breakdown by telephone on: 0419 205 329.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(4) In this regulation:

fishing area, for a nominated boat, means the area in which the nominated boat has undertaken fishing activities in the 120 hours before the breakdown of the boat’s meal plant.

(5) An offence against subregulation (1), (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.