FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 118 Having foreign boat equipped with commercial fishing equipment

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 118

    (1)     A person must not in Victorian waters have in the person's possession or in the person ' s charge a foreign boat equipped with commercial fishing equipment.

Penalty:     100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     It is a defence to proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) if the person charged proves that—

        (a)     he or she was authorised by law to conduct the relevant activity; or

        (b)     the boat's commercial fishing equipment was stored and secured and the boat was travelling by the shortest practicable route—

              (i)     to or from a port in Victoria; or

              (ii)     from a point outside Victorian waters to another point outside those waters.

S. 118A inserted by No. 69/2004 s. 14.