Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 20 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS - REG 12

12. (1) If AFMA grants a statutory fishing right or a fishing permit in
relation to a boat, it must allocate an identification code to the boat in the
form of a letter or letters followed by a number.

(2) The boat's identification code must be shown on the boat:

   (a)  above its water line; and

   (b)  on each bow; and

   (c)  in a reasonably legible form; and

   (d)  in paint that contrasts with the colour of the bow; and

   (e)  in letters and figures at least 300 millimetres in depth.

(3) If:

   (a)  the boat is being used in accordance with the right or permit; and

   (b)  the boat does not display its identification code in accordance with
        subregulation (2); the master and the owner of the boat are, unless
        they have a reasonable excuse, guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty:
        $1,000.

(4) If:

   (a)  the right or permit ceases to apply in relation to the boat; and

   (b)  the boat's identification code is not removed or obliterated as soon
        as practicable; the master and the owner of the boat are guilty of an
        offence. Maximum penalty: $1,000.

(5) If:

   (a)  the boat is being used in accordance with the right or permit; and

   (b)  the boat's bow shows a letter or letters and a number that are not:

        (i)    the boat's name or identification code; or

        (ii)   an identification marking allocated to the boat under a law of
               a State or Territory; the master and the owner of the boat are,
               unless they have a reasonable excuse, guilty of an offence.
               Maximum penalty: $1,000.

(6) Subregulations (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to a boat that:

   (a)  is licensed to be used to take fish under a law of a State or
        Territory; and

   (b)  displays an identifying marking under that law.