Lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged fisheries documents or copies
55 Lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged fisheries documents or copies
If any of the following documents are lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, the licence holder must report that fact to the Victorian Fisheries Authority in the manner required by the Victorian Fisheries Authority within 5 business days after the document was lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged—
an unused fisheries document issued or provided by the Victorian Fisheries Authority to the licence holder;
a fisheries document or copy of a fisheries document that is required to be completed, kept, retained or otherwise dealt with by the licence holder under the Act or these Regulations.
If a document or a copy of a document that is reported as lost or stolen under subregulation (1) is located, the licence holder must—
report that fact to the Victorian Fisheries Authority in the manner required by the Victorian Fisheries Authority within 5 business days after the document is located; and
ensure that the document is not used unless the licence holder is authorised to do so by the Victorian Fisheries Authority under regulation 44.
If a document is reported as damaged under subregulation (1), the licence holder must ensure that the document is not used unless the licence holder is authorised to do so by the Victorian Fisheries Authority under regulation 44.
The licence holder must comply with any direction of the Victorian Fisheries Authority given under regulation 44 to return a fisheries document or a copy of a fisheries document referred to in subregulation (1) or (3) to the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
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