LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 42 Offences and penalties
LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 42
Offences and penalties
(1) Rules made under this Division may provide that (a) a contravention of any of the rules is an offence; and(b) in respect of any such offence, provide for the imposition of (i) a penalty of either or both of the following:(A) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years;(B) a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; or(ii) a penalty specified in the regulations.(2) Rules made under this Division may (a) provide that an offence under the rules is a prescribed offence for the purposes of Division 5 of Part 9 (an offence in respect of which an infringement notice may be served); and(b) prescribe the penalty or special penalty, or both, for that prescribed offence.