7EA

7EA Hook limits for line fishing eastern zone endorsement holders

7EA Hook limits for line fishing eastern zone endorsement holders

(1) The Secretary is to determine, by instrument in writing, a hook limit for each line fishing eastern zone fishing business.

(2) The hook limit for a line fishing eastern zone fishing business is the maximum number of hooks that may be used on all set lines at any one time, by line fishing eastern zone endorsement holders taking fish on behalf of the fishing business.

(3) The Secretary is to determine the hook limit for each line fishing eastern zone 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 line fishing eastern zone fishing business of the hook limit for the business.

(5) A fishing business owner who is notified of a hook 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 hook limit.

(6) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of a line fishing eastern zone endorsement that the endorsement holder does not use, or cause to be used, a number of hooks at any one time that exceeds the hook limit for the relevant fishing business.

(7) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (5) or (6) is an offence.

(8) In this clause—

line fishing eastern zone fishing business means an ocean trap and line fishing business that has ocean trap and line—line fishing eastern zone shares as a component.

relevant fishing business, in relation to an endorsement holder, means the line fishing eastern zone fishing business a component of which is the holder’s endorsement.