12AReports to be made by spanner crab northern zone and southern zone endorsement holders

12A Reports to be made by spanner crab northern zone and southern zone endorsement holders

12A Reports to be made by spanner crab northern zone and southern zone endorsement holders

(1) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, a holder of a spanner crab northern zone or a spanner crab southern zone endorsement is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each catch of spanner crab taken by the endorsement holder (a catch estimate report)—

(a) the date of the report,

(b) the registration number of the commercial fishing licence of the endorsement holder,

(c) the number of the fishing business of which the endorsement is a component,

(d) an estimate of the weight of the catch of spanner crab.

(2) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a catch estimate report 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 removed from the boat, or

(c) within 30 minutes of the endorsement holder landing the catch,

whichever occurs first.

(3) For the purposes of section 124A (1) of the Act, the endorsement holder is required to provide the following information to the Secretary in relation to each catch of spanner crab in respect of which the endorsement holder has made a catch estimate report (a final 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 weight of the catch of spanner crab,

(d) where the endorsement holder landed the catch.

(4) For the purposes of section 124A (3) (a) of the Act, a final catch report must be made—

(a) before any of the catch is moved out of New South Wales, or

(b) within 3 hours of making a catch estimate report in relation to the catch,

whichever occurs first.