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squid jigging machines, the allowed number for the person is 5 standard squid jigging machines.

16 Number of machines carried by boat

 (1) The number of squid jigging machines that are carried by a nominated boat on a trip must be no greater than the allowed number of squid jigging machines for the boat.

 (2) In this section:
allowed number, for a nominated boat, means the number (rounded down, if not a whole number, to the nearest lower whole number) of:
 (a) standard squid jigging machines allocated to the gear SFRs for which the boat is nominated; or
 (b) non‑standard squid jigging machines that are taken to be allocated to the gear SFRs for which the boat is nominated, as decided in accordance with section 14.

Example
If the total number of standard squid jigging machines allocated to the gear SFRs for which a boat is nominated is 5.5, the allowed number for the boat is 5 standard squid jigging machines.

17 Scientific research in the area of the fishery

  A person may use a boat in the area of the fishery for scientific research using a squid jigging machine only if the person is, or is acting with the consent of and on behalf of, the holder of a scientific permit that authorises the use of the boat in the area of the fishery for that purpose.

Note   See section 33 of the Act about the grant of a scientific permit.

Part 5 Statutory fishing rights

Division 5.1 Registration of eligible persons for grant of SFRs

19 Registration of eligible persons for grant of SFRs

 (1) A person is eligible for the grant of 1 or more gear SFRs if, on the relevant date, the person held a fishing permit for the fishery.

 (2) For subsection (1), the relevant date means the date specified in a notice published in relation to gear SFRs under section 24 of the Act.

Note 1   Section 24 of the Act provides that AFMA may, by public notice, declare that it intends to grant statutory fishing rights in relation to fishing in a specified managed fishery.

Note 2   An application for registration as an eligible person for the grant of a statutory fishing right must be made within the period stated in a notice published under section 24 of the Act — see paragraph 25 (f) and subsection 26 (1) of the Act.

Note 3   Under subsection 26 (2) of the Act, AFMA must register as an eligible person an applicant for registration who meets the conditions for registration and who has paid the prescribed fee (if any). At present there is no prescribed fee.

Note 4   Section 165 of the Act provides that