12High seas fishing zone

12 High seas fishing zone

(1) For the purposes of subsection 8(1) of the Act, the Act applies, in respect of the area of waters described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument (the high seas fishing zone), to: (a) Australian citizens; and (b) bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on activities mainly in Australia; and (c) Australian boats and Australian‑flagged boats that are not Australian boats; and (d) persons on board boats to which paragraph (c) applies. (2) However, the Act does not apply in relation to the high seas fishing zone to: (a) persons who are not fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna or Northern Bluefin Tuna; or (b) boats that are not being used for fishing Southern Bluefin Tuna or Northern Bluefin Tuna.