81Production of documents on a foreign boat

81 Production of documents on a foreign boat

(1) This section applies for the purposes of paragraph 168(2)(l) of the Act in relation to a foreign boat that is being used under a foreign fishing licence or a Treaty licence. (2) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if a document in a foreign language is given to an officer, the officer may ask the master to give the officer a written translation of the document into English. (3) The officer may nominate a person who is to make the translation. (4) If the officer asks the master for a translation, the master must give the officer the translation as soon as practicable.

Penalty: 15 penalty units.

(5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability. (6) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if an officer removes a document from the boat to make a copy of, or take an extract from, the document, the officer must: (a) keep the document for no longer than is reasonably necessary to make the copy or take the extract; and (b) allow the master, or a person nominated by the master, to accompany the officer while the officer has the document away from the boat.