Aquaculture Regulations 2016

A person (the operator) carrying on a commercial tourism activity at an aquaculture tourism site must maintain a stock register in accordance with this regulation. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $5 000. Expiation fee: $500.

The stock register must contain (in a clear and legible form)—

the following information in respect of live aquatic organisms brought to the site for the purposes of the tourism activity:

details identifying the place at which the aquatic organisms were last reared before being brought to the site or the place at which the aquatic organisms were collected;

the date on which the aquatic organisms were received or collected by the operator;

the name and address of the person who supplied the aquatic organisms;

the species and number or biomass of aquatic organisms;

the following information in respect of the movement of live aquatic organisms from 1 aquaculture tourism site to another (whether or not the 2 sites are used by the same operator):

the date of the movement of the aquatic organisms;

the name and address of the person (if any) receiving the aquatic organisms;

the species and the number or biomass of the aquatic organisms;

the following information in respect of aquatic organisms brought to the site for the purposes of the tourism activity that have died at the site (except where the aquatic organisms have died in the course of being consumed or in preparation for being consumed):

the species of the aquatic organisms;

the date (or an estimate of the date) the aquatic organisms died;

the number or biomass (or an estimate of the number or biomass) of aquatic organisms that have died;

the date on which the aquatic organisms were last checked;

a description of how and where the aquatic organisms were disposed of.

A record required to be entered in the stock register must, subject to subregulation (4), be entered within 7 days after the event to which it relates.

However, if an operator has notified the Minister of an unusually high mortality rate under regulation 31E, the Minister may require the operator to update the stock register as required within 24 hours after the notification.

A record entered in the stock register must be retained for

A person who is required to keep a record under this regulation must, at the request of a person authorised in writing by the Minister, produce the record for inspection.