115Records of general information

115 Records of general information

(1)  The holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) must make and retain records within Tasmania that enable the following information to be determined in respect of operations conducted under the licence and in respect of business activities arising in connection with those operations:

(a) the date of each sale or consignment of rock lobster made by or on behalf of that licence holder;

(b) the exact weight of rock lobster sold or consigned;

(c) the form of rock lobster sold or consigned;

(d) the price or consideration received for rock lobster;

(e) for sales or consignments of 21 or more rock lobster at any one time, the name and address of the purchaser or consignee of the rock lobster.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) is not guilty of an offence under subrule (1) in respect of the retention of a record outside Tasmania if the licence holder –

(a) resides outside Tasmania; and

(b) retains the record at the address specified on the licence; and

(c) produces the record to a fisheries officer within 7 days after receiving a written request from that fisheries officer for its production.