462Exemption relating to receipt of fish for sale

462 Exemption relating to receipt of fish for sale

(1) A person is exempt from section 40(1)(b) of the Act in respect of the receipt of fish for sale by the person if—

(b) the fish were accompanied by a catch disposal record or fish receipt in respect of that fish; and

(c) the person keeps a copy of that catch disposal record or fish receipt at the place where the fish are received or possessed.

(2) The requirements under subregulation (1)(b) and (c) in relation to a fish receipt do not apply to a person if the person from whom the fish was obtained is exempt under regulation 452 from the requirement to issue a fish receipt for the sale of the fish.

Under section 4(9) of the Act, a person who is exempted from any provision or requirement under the Act is to be treated as if the person were authorised to do or not to do the thing from which they are exempted from doing or not doing.

Division 2—Exemptions from licence conditions