New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 20A

20A Fish and waters protected from recreational fishing

(1) The regulations may declare that fish of a specified species are protected, absolutely or conditionally, from all or a class of recreational fishing.

(2) The regulations may declare specified waters to be waters in which all or a class of recreational fishing is prohibited absolutely or conditionally.

(3) A person who:

(a) takes fish of a species declared under subsection (1) in breach of the declaration, or

(b) takes fish from waters declared under subsection (2) in breach of the declaration,

is guilty of an offence.

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.

(4) Nothing in this section limits the power of the Minister to make a fishing closure in relation to recreational fishing.