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TASMANIA
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INLAND FISHERIES AMENDMENT BILL 2007
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5. Section 38 amended (Whitebait licence)
6. Section 132 amended (Importing fish)
7. Sections 197A and 197B inserted
197A. Aiding and abetting
197B. Limitation on time for complaints
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INLAND FISHERIES AMENDMENT BILL 2007
(Brought in by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water,
the Honourable David Edward Llewellyn)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Inland Fisheries Act 1995
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Inland Fisheries
Amendment Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Inland Fisheries Act 1995* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 110 of 1995
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4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "Galaxias cleaveri" from paragraph (e)
of the definition of "whitebait" and substituting
"Neochanna cleaveri".
5. Section 38 amended (Whitebait licence)
Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (2) the following
subsection:
(2A) A person who has not attained the age of
10 years is not eligible to hold a
whitebait licence.
6. Section 132 amended (Importing fish)
Section 132(1) of the Principal Act is amended
by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the
following paragraph:
(b) any kind or species of live fish; or
7. Sections 197A and 197B inserted
After section 197 of the Principal Act, the
following sections are inserted in Division 9:
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197A. Aiding and abetting
A person must not aid, abet or induce
another person to commit an offence
under this Act or any subordinate
legislation made under this Act.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty
units or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year, or both.
197B. Limitation on time for complaints
Notwithstanding the Justices Act 1959, a
complaint for an offence under this Act
or any subordinate legislation made
under this Act may be brought at any
time within 5 years from the date on
which the matter giving rise to the
complaint arose.
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