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Fisheries Management Regulations 1992
11Approval for the presence of foreign boats in the AFZ
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#### 11 Approval for the presence of foreign boats in the AFZ
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 101(1)(c) of the Act, the master of a foreign boat may apply to AFMA to approve the boat’s being at a place in the AFZ:
(a) if the boat is at sea at the time the approval is requested—by sending the application by radio through a coast radio station; or
(b) in any other case—by sending the application to AFMA.
(2) The application must contain whichever of the following reference letters are relevant to the category of the boat:
| Category ofboat | Where is theboat? | What area is itpassing through? | Where is itgoing? | What arethereferenceletters? |
| --------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| 1 | Outside the AFZ | Any area | An authorised area | AFZE |
| 2 | An Australian port | A part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area | An authorised area | AFZT |
| 3 | An authorised area | Any area | Another authorised area | AFZT |
| 4 | Outside the AFZ | A part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area | An Australian port | AFZH |
| 5 | An authorised area | A part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area | An Australian port | AFZH |
| 6 | An authorised area | The AFZ | Outside the AFZ | AFZX |
| 7 | An Australian port | The AFZ | Outside the AFZ | AFZX |
(3) If the boat is in Category 1, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point at which the boat is expected to enter the AFZ;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to enter the AFZ;
(d) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point in the authorised area to which the boat is to travel;
(e) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point.
(4) If the boat is in Category 2, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the name of the Australian port from which it is leaving;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to leave the port;
(d) the proposed movements of the boat while it is in a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area, including the geographical co‑ordinates of any point in that part at which the boat is expected to change course and the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to change course;
(e) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point in the authorised area to which the boat is to travel;
(f) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point.
(5) If the boat is in Category 3, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point, in the authorised area, from which the boat will first enter a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point;
(d) the proposed movements of the boat while it is in a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area, including the geographical co‑ordinates of any point in that part at which the boat is expected to change course and the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to change course;
(e) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point in the authorised area to which the boat is to travel;
(f) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point.
(6) If the boat is in Category 4 or 5, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point, in the authorised area, from which the boat will first enter a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point;
(d) the proposed movements of the boat while it is in a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area, including the geographical co‑ordinates of any point in that part at which the boat is expected to change course and the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to change course;
(e) the name of the Australian port to which the boat is to travel;
(f) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach the port.
(7) If the boat is in Category 6, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point, in the authorised area, at which the boat will first enter a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point;
(d) the proposed movements of the boat while it is in a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area, including the geographical co‑ordinates of any point in that part at which the boat is expected to change course and the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to change course;
(e) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point in the authorised area at which the boat is expected to leave the AFZ;
(f) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point.
(8) If the boat is in Category 7, the application must contain the following particulars:
(a) the boat’s international call‑sign;
(b) the name of the Australian port from which it is leaving;
(c) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to leave the port;
(d) the proposed movements of the boat while it is in a part of the AFZ that is not an authorised area, including the geographical co‑ordinates of any point in that part at which the boat is expected to change course and the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to change course;
(e) the geographical co‑ordinates of the point in the authorised area to which the boat is to travel;
(f) the day and time (in Greenwich Mean Time) at which the boat is expected to reach that point.