(1)  The Minister is not to transfer rock lobster quota units, rock lobster carry over units or research quota units to a person who is not the holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster).

(2)  The Minister is not to transfer rock lobster quota units, rock lobster carry over units or research quota units unless –

(a) the fishing quota unit balance for the transferor's fishing licence (rock lobster) is reduced by a weight equivalent to the number of those rock lobster quota units, rock lobster carry over units or research quota units; and

(b) the weight of rock lobster for those rock lobster quota units, rock lobster carry over units or research quota units has not already been caught.

(3)  The Minister is not to transfer –

(a) partially caught rock lobster quota units; or

(b) partially caught rock lobster carry over units; or

(c) partially caught research quota units.

(4)  However, subrule (2)(b) and subrule (3) do not apply to the permanent transfer of rock lobster quota units that are transferred with the fishing licence (rock lobster) in which the rock lobster quota units are specified.

(5)  The Minister is not to transfer a rock lobster quota unit to a person on a permanent basis without also transferring the entitlement to a rock lobster pot to that person.

(6)  The Minister is not to transfer an entitlement to a rock lobster pot to a person on a permanent basis without also transferring a rock lobster quota unit to that person.