Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The regulations may:
(a) provide for the placement of persons as observers on board foreign fishing boats that will be, or are, operating outside the AFZ; and
(b) set out the functions, powers and duties of persons so placed.
(2) Without otherwise limiting the generality of subsection (1):
(a) a person may be so placed only if the placement is authorised under a regional arrangement, or a bilateral or multilateral treaty, to which Australia, or a body acting on behalf of Australia, is a party; and
(b) the functions, powers and duties conferred or imposed on persons so placed must be consistent with the terms of that arrangement or treaty.
(3) In this section:
"foreign fishing boat" means a foreign boat that is equipped for fishing.