23Crew limits for hauling net (general purpose) and pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) fishing businesses

#### 23 Crew limits for hauling net (general purpose) and pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) fishing businesses 23 Crew limits for hauling net (general purpose) and pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) fishing businesses > > (1) The Secretary is to determine, by instrument in writing, a crew limit for each hauling or PAB fishing business. > > > (2) The crew limit for a hauling or PAB fishing business is the maximum number of crew that may assist an endorsement holder taking fish on behalf of the fishing business. > > > (3) The Secretary is to determine the crew limit for each hauling or PAB fishing business in accordance with any guidelines approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette. > > > (4) The Secretary is to notify the owner of each hauling or PAB fishing business of the crew limit for the business. > > > (5) A fishing business owner who is notified of a crew limit by the Secretary under this clause must, as soon as reasonably practicable, ensure each nominated fisher of the fishing business is notified of the crew limit. > > > (6) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (5) is an offence. > > > (7) In this clause— > > > > hauling fishing business means an ocean hauling fishing business that has ocean hauling—hauling net (general purpose) shares—Regions 1–7 as a component. > > > > PAB fishing business means an ocean hauling fishing business that has ocean hauling—pilchard, anchovy and bait net (hauling) shares—Regions 1–7 as a component.