10Prawning boat information to be provided to Secretary

10 Prawning boat information to be provided to Secretary

10 Prawning boat information to be provided to Secretary

(1) The owner of a prawning fishing business must not use a boat, or permit a boat to be used, for the taking of fish under an offshore prawn endorsement or an inshore prawn endorsement unless the owner has provided the Secretary with the required information in respect of the boat.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of section 68 (6A) of the Act, it is a condition of an offshore prawn endorsement and an inshore prawn endorsement that the endorsement holder does not use a boat to take fish under that endorsement unless the required information in respect of the boat has been provided to the Secretary.

(3) The required information is to be provided to the Secretary in a form approved by the Secretary.

(4) For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of this clause is an offence.

(5) In this clause—

certificate of survey for a boat means—

(a) a certificate of survey in force under the National law, within the meaning of the Marine Safety Act 1998, or

(b) if a certificate of survey has not been issued for the boat—a document that—

(i) is prepared by a marine surveyor, who is accredited by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to conduct surveys of boats, and

(ii) specifies the measured length, moulded depth and moulded breadth of the boat determined in accordance with the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.

prawning fishing business means a fishing business a component of which is an offshore prawn endorsement or inshore prawn endorsement.

required information, in respect of a boat, means—

(a) the name of the boat,

(b) the identifying number for the boat,

(c) (Repealed)

(d) the most recent certificate of survey for the boat.