Fisheries Management (Lobster Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000 (2000-48) (NSW)

Fisheries Management (Lobster Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Fisheries Management (Lobster Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000.

2 Lobster Share Management Plan The Lobster Share Management Plan set out in the Appendix to this Regulation has effect.

3 (Repealed)

4 Notes The explanatory note, table of contents and notes in the text of this Regulation (including notes in the Appendix) do not form part of this Regulation.

Appendix Lobster Share Management Plan

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Plan This is the Lobster Share Management Plan.

2 Definitions (1) In this Plan— approved means approved by the Secretary. daily log sheet means the form known as the "NSW DPI Lobster Fishery Daily Catch and Effort Record" provided to shareholders by the Department. docket book means the booklet containing daily log sheets and known as the "NSW DPI Lobster Fishery Catch and Effort Logbook" provided to shareholders by the Department. eastern rock lobster means fish of the species Sagmariasus verreauxi. endorsement means an endorsement on a commercial fishing licence that authorises the taking of rock lobster in the fishery. endorsement holder means a person who holds a commercial fishing licence that has an endorsement. endorsement holder offence—see clause 55. fishery means the lobster fishery (as described in Schedule 1 to the Act). fishing period means each period of 12 months commencing on 1 August and ending on the following 31 July, or such other period as the Minister may determine after consultation with any relevant advisory council or advisory group. holding pen means any enclosure used to store or hold live rock lobsters in ocean or estuarine waters, but does not include a trap used in compliance with this Plan (see clause 40). nominated fisher means a commercial fisher nominated by a shareholder to take rock lobster in the fishery on behalf of the shareholder. rock lobster means fish of the species Sagmariasus verreauxi, Jasus edwardsii, Panulirus longipes and Panulirus ornatus. rock lobster offence means an offence against this Plan or an offence against the Act or the regulations under the Act relating to the taking of rock lobster. serious offence means any of the following offences— (a) an offence against the Act or the regulations under the Act that is punishable by imprisonment, (b) an offence against the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019, clause 75, (c) an offence punishable under the Crimes Act 1900. shareholder means a holder of shares in the fishery. the Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1994.