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existing target species in proportion to the total number of statutory fishing rights that the person owns when AFMA makes the declaration.
23 Request for grant — additional target species (Act s 31)
  If AFMA makes a provisional grant of a statutory fishing right to a person under subsection 22 (1), section 18 applies to the right as if it were a right for a target species mentioned in Schedule 2.
Division 4.4 Nomination of boat
24 Nomination of boat
  AFMA must not register a boat as the nominated boat for a person if:
 (a) the boat does not meet the requirements for an Australian boat, within the meaning given by subsection 4 (1) of the Act; or
 (b) a nominated surveyor has not conducted a safety assessment of the boat and has not issued a statement of compliance indicating that the boat passed the safety assessment.
Part 5 Fishing in the fishery
Division 5.1 Obligations of holders of statutory fishing rights
28 Environmental requirements
 (1) It is a condition of a statutory fishing right that the holder must, while in the area of the fishery:
 (a) take all reasonable steps to avoid losing any gear or other non‑biodegradable items from the boat; and
 (b) tell AFMA, in writing, about any loss of gear or other non‑biodegradable item within 48 hours after the loss (including details of the quantity and description of the lost item, the time, date and position at which it was lost, and the circumstances surrounding the loss); and
 (c) ensure that no poultry products (including eggs or egg shells) or brassicas (for example, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts or kale) are discharged from the boat; and
 (d) subject to subsection (4) and any conditions attached to the statutory fishing right, ensure that no offal or bycatch is discharged from the boat; and
 (e) subject to subsection (5), ensure that no fish meal is discharged from the boat; and
 (f) ensure that the amount of light showing from the boat does not exceed the amount necessary for the safe operation of the boat; and
 (g) take all reasonable steps to minimise the risk and severity of collision with sea birds and marine mammals, and comply with any reasonable direction of an observer to minimise such risk; and
 (h) if asked to do so by AFMA, and if possible, take the carcass, or any parts of the carcass, of a sea bird or marine mammal killed in an 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;