12Prohibition on the use, possession or control of hookah gear

12 Prohibition on the use, possession or control of hookah gear

Subject to section 13, a person is prohibited from using, from having in his or her possession, or from having under his or her control, on a boat in the TRL fishery, any quantity of hookah gear.

Note: This prohibition does not apply to traditional inhabitants engaged in traditional fishing due to application of the PZJA Arrangement.

13 Hookah gear (1) A person is exempt from section 12 where: (a) the person uses, possesses or has under his or her control, on a boat, hookah gear to take, process or carry Tropical Rock Lobster between 1 February and 30 September in any one year (Hookah Season); and (b) the CEO has not sent the person a notice under subsection (2). (2) The CEO may send notice to a person that the use, possession or control, on a boat, of hookah gear to take, process or carry Tropical Rock Lobster is not permitted during a specified period, or specified periods, within the Hookah Season (Hookah Moontide Notice). (3) Before sending a Hookah Moontide Notice to a person under subsection (2), the CEO must provide a copy of the notice to the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the TSRA. (4) The specified period, or first specified period, in which the use, possession, or control, on a boat, of hookah gear is not permitted in a Hookah Moontide Notice must not be earlier than 5 days after the date the CEO sends the notice to the person.