Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:section:4:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 4/8)
Character Range: 32522–35331

described in this definition; or
 (f) aircraft use relating to any activity described in this definition except flights in emergencies involving the health or safety of crew members or the safety of a boat; or
 (g) the processing, carrying or transhipping of fish that have been taken.
fishing concession means:
 (a) a statutory fishing right; or
 (b) a fishing permit; or
 (c) a foreign fishing licence.
fishing concession certificate has the meaning given by section 163E.
fishing permit means a fishing permit granted under section 32.
fishing‑related activity means any of the following:
 (a) searching for, or taking, fish;
 (b) attempting to search for, or take, fish;
 (c) engaging in any other activities that can reasonably be expected to result in the locating, or taking, of fish;
 (d) placing, searching for or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated electronic equipment such as radio beacons;
 (e) the processing, carrying or transhipping of fish that have been taken;
 (f) the discarding from a boat of fish, marine mammals, marine reptiles or seabirds;
 (g) any other activity prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;
 (h) any operations on a boat directly in support of, or in preparation for, any activity covered by another paragraph of this definition;
 (i) any other encounters with fish, marine mammals, marine reptiles or seabirds while engaging in any activity or operation covered by another paragraph of this definition;
 (j) any other encounters with the marine environment while engaging in any activity or operation covered by another paragraph of this definition.
Note: If an activity is prescribed by the regulations under paragraph (g) it is an activity covered by paragraph (g) for the purposes of paragraphs (h), (i) and (j). So, for example, an encounter with the marine environment while engaging in an activity prescribed under paragraph (g) is also a fishing‑related activity.
fishing right means a statutory fishing right.
fishing vessel of the United States has the same meaning as in the Treaty.
fish receiver permit means a fish receiver permit granted under section 91.
Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2.
foreign boat means a boat other than an Australian boat.
foreign fishing licence means a foreign fishing licence granted under section 34.
foreign master fishing licence means a foreign master fishing licence granted under section 40.
highly migratory fish stock has the same meaning as in the Fish Stocks Agreement.
high seas means the