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Fisheries Management (Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery) Regulations 2002
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Fisheries Management (Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery) Regulations 2002
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(1) If AFMA notifies the holder or master of the nominated boat that it is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that the holder or master was aware, before leaving port, that the meal plant was not, or was likely not to be, working: (a) the contingency arrangements in subregulation 26(1) do not apply; and (b) the boat must return to port. (2) The holder or master of the boat must return the boat to port if he or she receives a notice under subregulation (1).
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.