Provision and use of docket books
28 Provision and use of docket books
A shareholder must ensure that any endorsement holder who is a nominated fisher of the shareholder is provided with a docket book as is required for use during fishing periods.
An endorsement holder must ensure that when taking or attempting to take abalone the endorsement holder has in his or her possession or control a docket book issued for use to a shareholder—
who is the endorsement holder, or
who provided the docket book to the endorsement holder in accordance with this clause, because the endorsement holder is a nominated fisher of the shareholder.
The possessor of a docket book must keep it in a safe place.
The possessor of a docket book must not give, sell or lend to another person, or otherwise make available for use by another person the docket book or any part of the docket book.
Subclause (4) does not prevent—
a person from giving a form to a fisheries officer authorised to take possession of the form, or
a shareholder providing a docket book to a nominated fisher of the shareholder, or
a nominated fisher of a shareholder providing a docket book to the shareholder.
The possessor of a docket book must, within 24 hours of becoming aware that the docket book is lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, notify that fact to—
the Secretary, or
if the possessor is a nominated fisher of a shareholder and was provided the docket book by that shareholder—the shareholder.
A shareholder who is notified under subclause (6) (b) of the fact that a docket book is lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged must, within one business day of being notified, notify the fact to the Secretary.
The possessor of a docket book who is an endorsement holder must, if the endorsement is suspended or cancelled, immediately return the docket book (including any unused daily log sheets) to—
the Secretary, or
if the possessor is a nominated fisher of a shareholder and was provided the docket book by that shareholder—the shareholder.
A shareholder to whom a docket book is provided under subclause (8) (b) must immediately return the docket book (including any unused daily log sheets) to the Secretary.
A contravention of subclause (2), (3), (4), (6) or (8) is an endorsement holder offence.
For the purposes of section 65 of the Act, contravention of subclause (1), (7) or (9) is an offence.
In this clause—
business day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday throughout New South Wales.
possessor of a docket book means the shareholder to whom the docket book was issued or if the shareholder has provided the docket book to a nominated fisher of the shareholder in accordance with this clause, the nominated fisher.
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