Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person takes fish in contravention of a fishing closure.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—
(a) the person unintentionally takes the fish; and
(b) except for taking the fish, the person's conduct does not contravene this Act; and
(c) the person immediately returns the fish to the waters from which it was taken with the least possible injury.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person possesses fish; and
(b) the fish was taken in contravention of a fishing closure.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.