Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
ALC fishing boat means a fishing boat in which an
approved automatic location communicator has been installed in accordance with
the approved directions;
operating effectively , in relation to an ALC,
means that the ALC is accurately receiving, recording, generating, responding
to and transmitting information.
(2) The master of an
ALC fishing boat must ensure that the approved automatic location communicator
on the boat is operating effectively at all times.
Penalty: $10 000.
(3) If the master of
an ALC fishing boat is informed by the CEO that the ALC on the boat is not
operating effectively the master must ensure that —
(a) all
fishing undertaken from the fishing boat stops immediately and all fishing
gear on the boat is stowed until the CEO authorises fishing to continue; and
(b) any
directions given by the CEO (such as a direction that the fishing boat go to a
port specified by the CEO) are complied with.
Penalty: $10 000.
(4) The master of an
ALC fishing boat must ensure —
(a) that
there is on board the fishing boat a means of communication that is capable of
providing communication between the master of the fishing boat and the CEO at
all times; and
(b) that
the CEO is notified of the appropriate form of identification (such as a radio
call sign) that enables the master of the fishing boat to be contacted by that
means of communication.
Penalty: $10 000.
[Regulation 55C inserted: Gazette
2 Jan 1998 p. 26‑7; amended: Gazette
23 May 2006 p. 1859‑60; 6 Jul 2007
p. 3389; SL 2024/263 r. 9.]