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FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 170 Power to stop persons

FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 170

Power to stop persons

170 Power to stop persons

(1) An inspector may require a person to stop, and not to move on until permitted by the inspector, if the inspector—
(a) finds the person committing an offence against this Act; or
(b) finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to suspect on reasonable grounds the person has just committed an offence against this Act.
(2) The inspector may require the person not to move on only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the inspector to exercise the inspector’s powers under this Act in relation to the person.
(3) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units.