LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 29 Matters included in a draft code of practice
LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 29
Matters included in a draft code of practice
(1) A draft code of practice may provide for any or all of the following:(a) the preservation of good order amongst fishers;(b) the conduct of persons engaged in commercial or recreational fishing, marine farming activities and handling fish;(c) the efficient utilisation of fishing resources catching strategies;(d) the use of fishing equipment in a safe manner and in particular circumstances or locations;(e) the handling, storage, processing, transport, marketing and presentation of fish for sale;(f) the equipment on fishing boats for the handling and storage of fish;(g) the storage or holding of fish for human consumption;(h) the manner of preparing fish for marketing or sale;(i) the restoration or rehabilitation of fish habitat;(j) the common names of fish to be used in the marketing and sale of fish;(k) any other prescribed matter.(2) A draft code of practice may (a) include any standards, prescriptions, guidelines, protocols, procedures or other specifications; and(b) apply generally, specifically or in a limited manner or circumstance; and(c) contain different provisions according to differences in time, places or circumstances; and(d) apply to a particular fishery.