Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PEARLING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 19A

19A .         Lodgement of forms

        (1)         A person required under this Part to lodge a form with an inspector may —

            (a)         lodge an electronic copy of the form in an approved electronic manner; or

            (b)         lodge a paper copy of the form by delivering or posting it to an inspector at Broome or at such other place as may be approved.

        (2)         If a person lodges a form electronically the person must keep a paper copy of the form together with such documentation as is reasonably necessary to prove that the form was sent electronically and the time and date it was sent.

        Penalty: $1 000.

        (3)         A person required by regulation 13, 15, 16, 18 or 18A to complete an approved form must lodge the form with an inspector — 

            (a)         if a notice of pearling or hatchery activity has been lodged under regulation 12 in respect of the period during which that form was completed, within 3 days of the end of the relevant operation; or

            (b)         otherwise, within 14 days of the completion of the relevant activity.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        (4)         Where a licensee or permit holder is required to lodge a form, an agent or employee of the licensee or permit holder may lodge the form on behalf of the licensee or permit holder, but the licensee or permit holder remains liable for ensuring that the form is properly lodged.

        [Regulation 19A inserted in Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6207-8.]