Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A tender vessel that is used, or intended to be used, for any purpose in relation to which a licence or permit is required, either separately or in conjunction with the vessel to which it is a tender vessel, is a separate vessel for the purposes of registration.
(2) However, a tender vessel is taken to form part of the vessel to which it is a tender vessel if:
(a) the tender vessel is used, or intended to be used, solely for purposes other than the taking, except by trolling, of fish or aquatic life; or
(b) for a vessel that is used for net fishing:
(i) the tender vessel is used, or intended to be used, solely for transporting, setting, clearing and lifting nets that form part of the gear of the vessel; and
(ii) the vessel remains, or will remain, close to where the tender vessel is being used in that manner.
(3) The Ministerial Guidelines may specify circumstances (including distances) in which a vessel is close to a tender vessel for subsection (2)(b)(ii).