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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 - SECT 57C

Notification obligations

  (1)   AFMA must:

  (a)   on the establishment of the High Seas Register--notify the FAO of its contents; and

  (b)   whenever there is:

  (i)   an addition to, or a change in the particulars on, the Register; or

  (ii)   a record placed on the Register as required under subsection   57B(4) or (6); or

  (iii)   a rectification of the Register as required under subsection   57B(5);

    notify the FAO of that addition, change, record or rectification and of the reason for it.

  (2)   If the reason for suspending or cancelling a fishing concession authorising the use of an Australian - flagged boat for fishing activities on the high seas is that AFMA is satisfied that the boat has been used in any activities that undermine international conservation and management measures--the notification to the FAO must specify particulars of the activities giving rise to AFMA's action.

  (3)   If AFMA grants a fishing concession authorising the use of an Australian - flagged boat to fish on the high seas in the circumstances set out in subsection   16B(5), AFMA must notify the FAO:

  (a)   of the fact that the concession has been granted, despite the prior suspension or cancellation of an authority granted by a foreign country; and

  (b)   of all data known to AFMA that is relevant to the identification of the boat and of its current owners and operators; and

  (c)   of all matters relevant to AFMA's decision to grant the concession.

  (4)   If AFMA believes, on reasonable grounds, that a boat flying the flag of a foreign country has been used in any activities that undermine international conservation and management measures:

  (a)   AFMA must notify the foreign country of its belief and provide the foreign country with the evidence that supports its belief; and

  (b)   AFMA may notify the FAO of its belief and give it a summary of the supporting evidence.



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