FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 180
Inspector to give notice of damage
FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 180
Inspector to give notice of damage
180 Inspector to give notice of damage
(1) An inspector who, in the exercise or purported exercise of a power under
this part, damages anything must immediately give written notice of the
particulars of the damage.
(2) The notice must be given to—
(a) for damage
to a boat or vehicle or a thing on a boat or vehicle—the person in control
of the boat or vehicle; or
(b) for damage to anything else—the person who
appears to the inspector to be the owner of the thing.
(3) If, for any
reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2) , the inspector
must—
(a) leave the notice at the place where the damage happened; and
(b)
ensure the notice is left in a reasonably secure way and in a conspicuous
position.
(4) This section does not apply to a police officer.