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Describe the rights and responsibilities of personnel associated with a
customary catch
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the rights,
responsibilities, offences and penalties of personnel associated with a
customary catch; and describe the rights and responsibilities of personnel
associated with a customary catch when interacting with fishing authorities.
This unit standard is for people associated with customary catch in a noncommercial sense.
Subfield
Seafood Māori
Domain
Kaupapa Mātaitai
Status
Registered
Status date
23 January 2009
Date version published
23 January 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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References
Legislation and regulations relevant to this unit standard include the Fisheries
(Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986, specifically regulation 27A; Fisheries
(Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998; Fisheries (South Island Customary
Fishing) Regulations 1999; Fisheries Act 1996; Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
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Definition
Personnel associated with a customary catch may include – Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki,
those that harvest a customary catch, those that own the boat and equipment, and/or
those who are in possession of the customary catch.
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In this unit standard it is required that tikanga and kawa specific to a whānau, hapū
and iwi are applied and consultation with tangata whenua occurs in order to validate
assessment activities.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the rights, responsibilities, offences and penalties related to personnel
associated with a customary catch.
Performance criteria
1.1
The description includes the rights and responsibilities of personnel associated
with a customary catch, in accordance with legislation.
Range
1.2
The description outlines offences by personnel associated with a customary
catch, against legislation.
Range
1.3
Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, harvester, marae, hapū, iwi;
evidence is required for one personnel.
evidence is required for three offences.
The description outlines possible penalties for offences committed, in
accordance with legislation.
Element 2
Describe the rights and responsibilities of personnel associated with a customary catch
when interacting with fishing authorities.
Range
Fisheries Officers; and those who have authority to exercise fishery officer
powers, such as police officers, naval officers, and honorary fisheries officers.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description outlines the rights and responsibilities of personnel associated
with a customary catch when interacting with fishing authorities.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
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Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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