FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 111A Offence to traffick in a commercial quantity of a priority species

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 111A

    (1)     A person must not traffick in a commercial quantity of a priority species unless he or she is authorised to do so under this Act.

    (2)     A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a penalty not exceeding level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (1), a reference to "traffick" in this section includes—

        (a)     preparing a priority species for trafficking;

        (b)     processing a priority species;

        (c)     selling a priority species;

        (d)     taking a priority species for sale;

        (e)     receiving a priority species.

S. 111B inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 5.