New South Wales Repealed Regulations New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The rights of priority in the hauling of nets to or from a sea beach between commercial fishers working the same recognised fishing ground is to be determined in accordance with clause 83, subject to the modifications in this clause.
(2) A crew that has the minimum crew number (or more) has priority over any crew consisting of less than the minimum crew number (regardless of which crew arrived first at the recognised fishing ground).
(3) A crew that has less than the minimum crew number is not entitled to a turn while another crew that has the minimum crew number (or more) is ready and waiting to haul (whether or not that other crew has already had a turn).
(4) The minimum crew number is:(a) 4 ocean haul fishers (at least one of whom is a skipper), or(b) in respect of particular waters, such greater number of ocean haul fishers as is determined by the local fisheries officer as being required to effectively operate the net in use or intended to be used.
(5) If all crews ready and waiting to haul have less than the minimum crew number, the rights of priority between them is to be determined in accordance with clause 83.
(6) In this clause:
"skipper" means an ocean haul fisher who holds a commercial fishing licence with a class A endorsement in respect of the ocean hauling restricted fishery (as referred to in clause 212D).
"ocean haul fisher" means a commercial fisher who is authorised (by endorsement on his or her commercial fishing licence) to take fish for sale in the ocean hauling restricted fishery.
"ocean hauling restricted fishery" means the restricted fishery declared under Division 4A of Part 8.