Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01021:front:0:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01021
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incident involving the boat to a place nominated by AFMA; and
 (i) ensure that, if possible, plastic packing bands are not used to secure items on board the boat, unless the bands are an essential part of the boat's gear; and
 (j) if items secured by plastic packing bands are brought on board the boat, and those bands are removed, ensure that:
 (i) they are cut so that they do not form a continuous loop; and
 (ii) they are incinerated at the earliest opportunity; and
 (iii) any plastic residue from the incinerator is stored on board the boat and disposed of on reaching port.
 (2) It is also a condition of a statutory fishing right that the holder must not, while in the area of the fishery, target species of marine life other than target species.
 (3) For paragraph (1) (b), the holder is not taken to have complied with the paragraph unless AFMA has replied, in writing, saying that the holder's transmission has been fully received and is legible.
 (4) If, because of a mechanical breakdown of the meal plant, it is not practicable to retain all offal and bycatch on board the boat, the holder:
 (a) may discharge offal or bycatch from the boat; and
 (b) must:
 (i) tell AFMA, in writing, about the breakdown and discharge of offal within 48 hours after it becomes necessary to discharge offal; and
 (ii) take all reasonable steps that are necessary to ensure that birds and mammals are not attracted to the boat during discharge; and
 (iii) comply with regulations made for the purpose of this subsection; and
 (c) must, if he or she can practicably do so, discharge the offal or bycatch whole, and at night.
 (5) If a batch of fish meal contains more than 10.5% moisture or the holder reasonably believes that there is a risk that the batch will spontaneously ignite, the holder:
 (a) may discharge the batch of meal, but not the container in which it is stored, from the boat; and
 (b) must comply with regulations made for the purpose of this subsection.
30 Other obligations of holders of statutory fishing rights
 It is a condition of a statutory fishing right that the holder must:
 (a) comply with this Management Plan, and any Regulations made for the purposes of this Management Plan; and
 (c) take reasonable measures to ensure that the following are kept to a minimum:
 (i) the catch of target species not taken in accordance with this Management Plan;
 (ii) the incidental catch of species other than target species;
 (iii) the impact of fishing operations on the marine environment; and
 (d) comply with the fisheries assessment plan developed under section 9; and
 (f)