Pearling (General) Regulations 1991 (WA)

Western Australia Pearling Act 1990 Pearling (General) Regulations 1991 Western Australia Pearling (General) Regulations 1991 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Prescribed matters 4. Geocentric Datum of Australia (Act s. 4(1)) 6 5. Numbers of pearl oysters prescribed in respect of particular types of containers (Act s. 8(4)) 6 6. Application fees (Act s. 19, 22) 7 7. Requirements prescribed in respect of holders of pearl divers' licences (Act s. 26(2)(a)) 7 8. Annual fees for certain licences (Act s. 27(1)(b)) 8 9. Transfers (Act s. 32) 9 9A. Payment by instalments (Act s. 27(1)(a)) 10 9B. Refund, reduction or waiver of fees 11 10. Prescribed manner of sale of seized pearl oysters or pearl oyster spat (Act s. 55(1)(a), (b)) 11 Part 3 — Forms 11. Annual notice of intent 12 12. Notice of pearling or hatchery activity 12 13. Pearl oyster fishing daily log sheet 13 14. Diver's catch record log sheet 13 15. Dump record log sheet 14 16. Transport log sheet 15 17. Transport (seeding) log sheet 16 18. Pearl seeding log sheet 16 18A. Pearl oyster tag log sheet 16 18B. Notice of settlement of spat 17 18C. Nursery site stock report 17 19. Completion of forms 17 19A. Lodgment of forms 19 20. Power of inspector to direct delivery of form 20 Part 4 — Designated containers and tags 21. Pearl oysters to be held in designated containers 21 22. Pearl oysters to be placed in tagged designated containers after being taken 21 23. Manner in which designated containers to be filled 22 24. Issue and allocation of pearl oyster identification tags 22 25. Tag specifications 23 26. Use and possession of tags 23 27. Transfer of tags 24 28. Boat not to be used for taking pearl oysters unless tags allocated to, and on board, boat 24 29. Affixing of tags 24 30. Removal of tags 25 Part 5 — Dumping of pearl oysters Division 1 — Dumps not on pearl oyster farms or holding sites following pearl seeding operations 31. Division 1 not to apply to certain dumps 27 32. When dumping of pearl oysters permissible 27 33. Nomination and duties of fleet masters 29 34. Map of long‑lines in relation to master buoy 29 35. Only one licensee or permit holder to use particular dump 30 Division 2 — Dumps on holding sites following pearl seeding operation 36. When dumping of pearl oysters subjected to seeding operations permissible on holding sites 30 37. Duties of masters of operation boats 32 38. Map of long‑lines in relation to master buoy 32 Part 5A — Holding pearl oysters on pearl oyster farms 38A. Farms to be marked and lit 33 38B. Marking of sites on pearl oyster farms 33 38C. Certain pearl oysters to be kept separate 33 Part 6 — Pearl seeding operations 39. Location of pearl seeding operations 34 40. Maximum number of pearl oysters which may be seeded at one time 34 40A. Spat not to be seeded 34 41. Circumstances when loose pearl oysters may be held 35 Part 7 — Transporting of pearl oysters 42. When transporting of pearl oysters permissible 36 43. Variation of notice of transport 38 44. Contents of notices 39 Part 7A — Hatcheries 44A. Cleaning of hatcheries 40 44B. Water, air and equipment used in hatchery 40 44C. Batches to be kept separate 41 44D. Hatchery records 41 44E. Source of broodstock for hatcheries 44 44F. Supply of hatchery produced spat restricted 44 Part 7B — Spat collection 44G. Spat collection 45 Part 7C — Quarantine sites 44H. Quarantine site not to be used for other purposes 46 44I. Quarantine permitted only on quarantine site 46 44J. Cleaning of boats and equipment 46 44K. Notification when quarantine site cleared 47 44L. Spat to be held on quarantine site for 6 weeks 47 44M. Disposal of dead pearl oysters 47 Part 7D — Nursery sites 44N. Nursery site not to be used other than as a nursery 48 44O. Growing out permitted only on nursery site 48 44P. Nursery site to be used only by holder of hatchery (nursery) licence or permit 48 44Q. Spat to be held on nursery site until full size 48 44R. Disposal of dead pearl oysters 49 Part 7E — Growing out spat and seeding grown out pearl oysters 44S. Restrictions on spat which may be taken under a hatchery (nursery) licence 50 44T. Use or disposal of excess oysters from nursery site 50 44U. Pearl seeding operations on grown out oysters 51 Part 8 — General 45. Miscellaneous offences 52 46. Sizes of letters and numbers on floats 52 47. Persons who may use, or transport pearl oysters to, holding sites 53 48. Pearl boat licence number 53 48A. Sending of written documents electronically 54 Schedule 1 Designated containers Schedule 2 — Requirements for hatcheries Division 1 — Cleaning and disinfecting Division 2 — Treatment of water, air and equipment Notes Compilation table 58 Defined terms Pearling Act 1990 Pearling (General) Regulations 1991