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Fisheries Act 1996

International fishing - Compliance with conditions and regulations

113L: International fishing permit to be carried on vessel

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"Carry your international fishing permit on your boat when fishing overseas"

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You must carry an international fishing permit on your vessel if you are taking or transporting fish, aquatic life, or seaweed under that permit. You need to have the permit or a copy of it on board at all times. You must show the permit to a fishery officer or inspector if they ask to see it. If you do not follow this rule, you can get in trouble and have to pay a penalty, which is explained in section 252(5). You are responsible for making sure you follow the rules when you have an international fishing permit.

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Part 6AInternational fishing
Compliance with conditions and regulations

113LInternational fishing permit to be carried on vessel

  1. A person taking or transporting fish, aquatic life, or seaweed under the authority of an international fishing permit must—

  2. carry the permit (or a copy of the permit) on board the vessel to which the permit relates at all times; and
    1. show the permit to a fishery officer or high seas fishery inspector or foreign high seas inspector on demand.

      1. Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to the penalty set out in section 252(5).

      Notes
      • Section 113L: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 103).
      • Section 113L heading: amended, on , by section 33(1) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).
      • Section 113L(1): amended, on , by section 33(2) of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).