12Information in respect of commercial vessel

12 Information in respect of commercial vessel

(1)  The owner of one of the following commercial vessels must supply the information specified in subregulation (3) within 14 days after commencing commercial operations in Tasmania:

(a) a commercial vessel the home port of which is in Tasmania;

(b) a commercial vessel that is owned by –

(i) an individual whose principal place of residence is in Tasmania; or

(ii) a person whose place of business, or principal place of business, is in Tasmania and the commercial vessel is operated as part of the business;

(c) a commercial vessel that is chartered by a person –

(i) whose place of business, or principal place of business, is in Tasmania; and

(ii) who intends to operate the commercial vessel as part of the business;

(d) a commercial vessel that is owned, or operated, by a person whose principal place of business for managing the operations of the commercial vessel is in Tasmania.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  The owner of a commercial vessel not referred to in subregulation (1) must supply the information specified in subregulation (3) within 7 days after the 90th calendar day, cumulatively, in the immediately preceding 12-month period, on which the vessel was present in coastal waters.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(3)  The following information is the information to be supplied under subregulation (1) or (2) :

(a) the full name and address of the person who is the owner of the commercial vessel;

(b) the unique identifier of the commercial vessel;

(c) the expiry date, if any, of the authorisation under the National Law that enables the vessel to operate as a commercial vessel;

(d) any other information that MAST considers appropriate.