Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person releases a live fish into public waters; and
(b) the person does not have the conservator's written approval to release the fish.
(2) This section does not apply to the release if the fish was taken from the part of the public waters into which it is released.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.