Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:section:4:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 3/8)
Character Range: 30047–32764

e‑monitoring equipment means:
 (a) a thing used for, intended to be used for, or capable of being used for, generating, transmitting or storing data; or
 (b) a thing that makes, is intended to make, or is capable of making, a thing covered by paragraph (a) operational.
evidential material means a thing relevant to an indictable offence, or a thing relevant to a summary offence, against this Act or the regulations, including such a thing in electronic form.
excepted waters means waters specified by Proclamation under section 11.
executing officer, in relation to a warrant, means:
 (a) the officer named in the warrant by the magistrate who issued the warrant as being responsible for executing the warrant; or
 (b) if the officer so named does not intend to be present at the execution of the warrant—another officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the officer so named; or
 (c) another officer whose name has been written in the warrant by the officer last named in the warrant.
FAO means the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
fish includes all species of bony fish, sharks, rays, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms, but does not include marine mammals or marine reptiles.
fisheries legislation means:
 (a) this Act or the regulations; or
 (b) another Act or regulations that are:
 (i) administered by the Minister; and
 (ii) prescribed under the regulations.
fisheries offence means:
 (a) an offence against this Act or the regulations; or
 (b) an offence against another Act that relates to a fishing concession (including an offence for unlawfully obtaining a fishing concession, for example).
fishery means a class of activities by way of fishing, including activities identified by reference to all or any of the following:
 (a) a species or type of fish;
 (b) a description of fish by reference to sex or any other characteristic;
 (c) an area of waters or of seabed;
 (d) a method of fishing;
 (e) a class of boats;
 (f) a class of persons;
 (g) a purpose of activities.
fishing means:
 (a) searching for, or taking, fish; or
 (b) attempting to search for, or take, fish; or
 (c) engaging in any other activities that can reasonably be expected to result in the locating, or taking, of fish; or
 (d) placing, searching for or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated electronic equipment such as radio beacons; or
 (e) any operations at sea directly in support of, or in preparation for, any activity 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