Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00644:schedule:1:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00644
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 18/33)
Character Range: 257499–260421

paragraph 1 of this Article, the responsible authorities of both Parties shall have regard to the desirability of promoting economic development in the Torres Strait area and employment opportunities for the traditional inhabitants.
 4. The responsible authorities of both parties shall ensure that the traditional inhabitants are consulted from time to time on the licensing arrangements in respect of Protected Zone commercial fisheries.

ARTICLE 27

Third State Fishing in Protected Zone Commercial Fisheries
 1. The responsible authorities of the Parties shall inform one another and shall consult, at the request of either of them, concerning the proposed exploitation of the Protected Zone commercial fisheries—

      (a) by a joint venture in which there is third‑State equity participation; or

      (b) by a vessel of third‑State registration or with a crew substantially of the nationality of a third State.
 2. Vessels the operations of which are under the control of nationals of a third State shall not be licensed to exploit the Protected Zone commercial fisheries without the concurrence of the responsible authorities of both Parties in the particular case or class of cases.

ARTICLE 28

Inspection and Enforcement
 1. The Parties shall co‑operate, including by exchange of personnel, in inspection and enforcement to prevent violations of the Protected Zone commercial fisheries arrangements and in taking appropriate enforcement measures in the event of such violations.
 2. The Parties shall consult from time to time, as necessary, so as to ensure that legislation and regulations adopted by each Party pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article are, as far as practicable, consistent with the legislation and regulations of the other Party.
 3. Each Party shall make it an offence under its fisheries laws or regulations for a person to use a vessel of its nationality to fish in Protected Zone commercial fisheries for species of fisheries resources in areas over which the other Party has jurisdiction in respect of those species—

      (a) without being duly licensed or authorised by that other Party; or

      (b) in the case of a licensed or authorised vessel, in breach of the fisheries laws or regulations of the other Party applying within those areas.
 4. Each Party will, in relation to species of fisheries resources in areas where it has jurisdiction in respect of those species—

      (a) investigate suspected offences against its fisheries laws and regulations; and

      (b) except as provided in or under this article, take corrective action when necessary against offenders against those laws or regulations.
 5. In this article, corrective action means the action normally taken in respect of a suspected offence, after due investigation, and includes, where appropriate, the apprehension of a suspected offender, the prosecution of an alleged offender, or the execution of a