Fisheries Regulations 2019

This regulation applies to any access licence that—

is not an abalone fishery access licence; and

is not subject to an electronic catch and effort reporting requirement under regulation 95.

The licence holder must ensure that, on each day that a fishing activity is carried out under the licence, all details required to be completed in the catch and effort record are completed in the manner required by the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

The licence holder must ensure that, if no fishing activities are carried out during a particular month, the words "Nil fishing" are entered on the catch and effort record for that month.

The licence holder must ensure that the original catch and effort record completed under subregulations (2) and (3) is removed from the catch and effort record book and sent to the Victorian Fisheries Authority by the 18th day of the following month.

The licence holder must retain the duplicate copy of every catch and effort record in the catch and effort record book.

If the licence holder does not intend to carry out any activities authorised by the licence for a period of one or more months, the licence holder may notify the Victorian Fisheries Authority before the beginning of that period, by completing a form approved by the Victorian Fisheries Authority for that purpose and forwarding it to the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

The licence holder must not carry out any activities authorised by the licence during a period notified to the Victorian Fisheries Authority under subregulation (6), unless the licence holder has notified the Victorian Fisheries Authority in writing before resuming such activities in that period.

The licence holder must ensure the catch and effort record book is—

on board the boat used under the licence at all times—

when the licence holder or a person acting on behalf of the licence holder is on board the boat; or

when any fish are on board the boat; and

if the licence holder does not use a boat under the licence—

on the licence holder's person while undertaking a fishing activity; or

if a licence operator is permitted to carry out fishing activities, on the licence operator's person while undertaking a fishing activity; or

in the licence holder's vehicle if the vehicle is located at the site of the fishing operation being carried out; or

if a licence operator is permitted to carry out fishing activities, in the licence operator's vehicle if the vehicle is located at the site of the fishing operation being carried out; and

in the licence holder's possession at all times when transporting fish taken under the licence unless the licence holder has created a catch disposal record, fish receipt or fish movement record in respect of those fish.

The licence holder must ensure that the Victorian Fisheries Authority is notified of the location of a catch and effort record book if it is not located at a place referred to in subregulation (8).

The licence holder must, at any reasonable time when requested to do so by an authorised officer, produce the catch and effort record book for inspection by the officer.