(1)  The holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) must not unload rock lobster in another State from a fishing vessel, or cause or permit rock lobster to be unloaded in another State from a fishing vessel, unless –

(a) the unloading is authorised by an endorsement on the licence; and

(b) all the rock lobster are unloaded before another fishing trip is commenced; and

(c) the rock lobster are sold only to the holder of a fish processing licence; and

(d) the prescribed requirements have been complied with.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  The prescribed requirements for subrule (1) are as follows:

(a) a fisheries officer, at an approved port, must have inspected the rock lobster and sealed them in a holding tank or well on the fishing vessel;

(b) the number of rock lobster to be unloaded must have been recorded on Part A of a commercial rock lobster quota docket before the rock lobster left the approved port;

(c) the rock lobster must have remained sealed in the holding tank or well until the rock lobster reached the port of landing;

(d) the holder of the fishing licence (rock lobster) must have complied with any instructions issued by the fisheries officer referred to in paragraph (a) ;

(e) the fishing vessel must have been fitted with a vessel monitoring system;

(f) the fishing vessel must have proceeded directly to the port of landing;

(g) the holder of the fishing licence (rock lobster) must have made an interstate port of landing report at least 12 hours before unloading any rock lobster at an interstate port of landing between the hours of 9 p.m. on any day and 6 a.m. the following day;

(h) the holder of the fishing licence (rock lobster) must have commenced unloading within one hour after the estimated time of unloading given in the interstate port of landing report made under paragraph (g) .

(3)  However, the prescribed requirements referred to in subrule (2)(a) and (c) do not apply to the holder of the fishing licence (rock lobster) if –

(a) that licensee has the Secretary's written approval to use alternative arrangements to those prescribed requirements; and

(b) the rock lobster have been dealt with in accordance with that approval.

(4)  The holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) who transports rock lobster to another State on a fishing vessel, or causes or permits rock lobster to be transported to another State on a fishing vessel, must not unload rock lobster at any port of landing unless –

(a) a fisheries officer has removed the seals from the holding tank or well of the fishing vessel; or

(b) 30 minutes have elapsed after –

(i) the nominated time of unloading given in the interstate port of landing report made under subrule (2)(g) ; and

(ii) the fishing vessel has reached the port of landing; or

(c) an emergency situation exists.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(5)  In this rule –

approved port means the port of –

(a) Currie; or

(b) Grassy; or

(c) Lady Barron; or

(d) Stanley; or

(e) a port specified by a fisheries officer.