Western Australian Current Regulations

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 118

118 .         Fishing boat licences, grant of

        (1)         If a person applies to the CEO for the grant of a fishing boat licence authorising a person to use a boat for commercial fishing and the CEO is satisfied that —

            (a)         the person is a fit and proper person to hold the licence; and

            (b)         it is in the better interests of the fishing industry to grant the licence; and

            (c)         a Certificate of Survey has been issued in respect of that boat in accordance with the W.A. Marine (Surveys and Certificates of Survey) Regulations 1983 ; and

            (d)         the boat does not have the same name as any other licensed fishing boat,

                the CEO may grant to the person a fishing boat licence.

        (2)         Nothing in subregulation (1) prevents the CEO from granting another fishing boat licence to a person who held a fishing boat licence which was cancelled under section 143, 223 or 224 of the Act.

        (3)         A fishing boat licence is to specify a distinguishing letter and number (licensed fishing boat number) allocated in respect of the boat.

        [Regulation 118 amended: Gazette 6 Jul 2007 p. 3389.]