New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 19

19 Protected fish

(1) The regulations may declare that fish of a specified species are protected fish.

(2) A person who takes protected fish is guilty of an offence.

(3) A person who has protected fish in the person’s possession is guilty of an offence.

(4) The regulations may declare the possession of any protected fish to be prohibited absolutely.

(5) If the possession of protected fish is prohibited absolutely, subsection (3) applies whether or not the fish are taken from waters to which this Act applies.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of an individual:

(i) 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months (or both) for a first offence, or

(ii) 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both) for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation:

(i) 1,000 penalty units for a first offence, or

(ii) 2,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.