South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations17—Distinguishing marks on boats
(1) The Minister must,
on registering a boat under section 53 of the Act, allot to the boat a
distinguishing mark consisting of 1 or more numbers or letters or a
combination of numbers and letters.
(2) The holder of a
fishery authority must not use a registered boat for the purposes of engaging
in a fishing activity of a class that constitutes the fishery in respect of
which he or she holds a fishery authority unless the registered boat bears
distinguishing marks that—
(a) are
painted or otherwise marked on each side of the registered boat; and
(b) are
painted or otherwise marked in legible figures; and
(c)
contain figures each of which—
(i)
is not less than 150 millimetres high; and
(ii)
is not less than 100 millimetres wide; and
(iii)
contains no line that is less than 30 millimetres broad;
and
(d) are
clearly visible above the waterline; and
(e) are
painted in—
(i)
black paint or otherwise marked in black if painted on a
light coloured background; or
(ii)
white paint or otherwise marked in white if painted or
marked on a dark coloured background.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
(3) A person must not
use a dinghy as a tender to a registered boat unless it bears the same
distinguishing marks as the registered boat to which it is used as a tender
with the addition of the letter "T" forming part of the distinguishing marks
as a prefix to them.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
(4) If a boat that has
been a registered boat ceases to be a registered boat, the owner must, as soon
as practicable after the boat ceases to be a registered boat, remove or cause
to be removed any distinguishing mark that had been painted or otherwise
marked on the boat.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.