Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This section applies for the purposes of paragraph 168(2)(l) of the Act in relation to a foreign boat that is being used under a foreign fishing licence or a Treaty licence.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if a document in a foreign language is given to an officer, the officer may ask the master to give the officer a written translation of the document into English.
(3) The officer may nominate a person who is to make the translation.
(4) If the officer asks the master for a translation, the master must give the officer the translation as soon as practicable.
(5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
(6) For the purposes of subsection 84(1) of the Act, if an officer removes a document from the boat to make a copy of, or take an extract from, the document, the officer must:
(a) keep the document for no longer than is reasonably necessary to make the copy or take the extract; and
(b) allow the master, or a person nominated by the master, to accompany the officer while the officer has the document away from the boat.