Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00948:reg:81
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00948
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 81
Character Range: 80850–82018

81  Production of documents on a foreign boat
 (1) This section applies for the purposes of paragraph 168(2)(l) of the Act in relation to a foreign boat that is being used under a foreign fishing licence or a Treaty licence.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if a document in a foreign language is given to an officer, the officer may ask the master to give the officer a written translation of the document into English.
 (3) The officer may nominate a person who is to make the translation.
 (4) If the officer asks the master for a translation, the master must give the officer the translation as soon as practicable.
Penalty: 15 penalty units.
 (5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
 (6) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if an officer removes a document from the boat to make a copy of, or take an extract from, the document, the officer must:
 (a) keep the document for no longer than is reasonably necessary to make the copy or take the extract; and
 (b) allow the master, or a person nominated by the master, to accompany the officer while the officer has the document away from the boat.