Fisheries Management Act 1991

AFMA must:

on the establishment of the High Seas Register—notify the FAO of its contents; and

whenever there is:

an addition to, or a change in the particulars on, the Register; or

a record placed on the Register as required under subsection 57B(4) or (6); or

a rectification of the Register as required under subsection 57B(5);

If the reason for suspending or cancelling a fishing concession authorising the use of an Australian‑flagged boat for fishing activities on the high seas is that AFMA is satisfied that the boat has been used in any activities that undermine international conservation and management measures—the notification to the FAO must specify particulars of the activities giving rise to AFMA’s action.

If AFMA grants a fishing concession authorising the use of an Australian‑flagged boat to fish on the high seas in the circumstances set out in subsection 16B(5), AFMA must notify the FAO:

of the fact that the concession has been granted, despite the prior suspension or cancellation of an authority granted by a foreign country; and

of all data known to AFMA that is relevant to the identification of the boat and of its current owners and operators; and

of all matters relevant to AFMA’s decision to grant the concession.

If AFMA believes, on reasonable grounds, that a boat flying the flag of a foreign country has been used in any activities that undermine international conservation and management measures:

AFMA must notify the foreign country of its belief and provide the foreign country with the evidence that supports its belief; and

AFMA may notify the FAO of its belief and give it a summary of the supporting evidence.