Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not anchor a boat on a lake at night.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that—
(a) the boat was anchored to allow fishing by a hand-held rod and line; and
(b) the defendant or someone else was fishing by a hand-held rod and line for most of the time the boat was anchored.