South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts53—Obligation for boats and devices used in commercial fishing to be
registered
(1) A person must not,
for a commercial purpose, use a boat, or cause, suffer or permit a boat to be
used, for the purpose of engaging in a fishing activity of a class that
constitutes a fishery unless—
(a) the
boat—
(i)
is registered for use under a licence or permit in
respect of the fishery held by him or her or a person for whom he or she is
acting as an agent; or
(ii)
is being used in the place of a boat referred to in
subparagraph (i) with the consent of the Minister and in accordance with
the conditions (if any) of that consent; and
(b) the
boat is in the charge of a natural person who—
(i)
is registered as the master of a boat that may be used
under the licence or permit; or
(ii)
is acting in the place of a person referred to in
subparagraph (i) with the consent of the Minister and in accordance with
the conditions (if any) of that consent.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
(b) in
the case of a natural person—$50 000.
(2) A person must not,
for a commercial purpose, use a device, or cause, suffer or permit a device to
be used, for the purpose of engaging in a fishing activity of a class that
constitutes a fishery unless the device is registered for use under a licence
or permit in respect of the fishery held by him or her or a person for whom he
or she is acting as an agent.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
(b) in
the case of a natural person—$50 000.