Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fisheries Act 1995 - SECT 36

Offences relating to commercial fishing activities

36. Offences relating to commercial fishing activities



(1) A person must not-

   (a)  take fish for sale; or

   (b)  take fishing bait for sale; or

   (c)  use commercial fishing equipment-

unless he or she is authorised to do so under this Act. Penalty: If the
offence involved a priority species: 200 penalty units or 12 months
imprisonment or both. In any other case: 100 penalty units or 6 months
imprisonment or both.

(2) A person must not possess commercial fishing equipment unless he or she is
authorised to do so under this Act.

Penalty: 40 penalty units.

(3) A person may do any of the things referred to in subsection (1) or (2) if
he or she-

   (a)  is acting on behalf of the holder of an access licence who is
        authorised to do that thing; and

   (b)  is authorised by that access licence to do that thing; and

   (c)  is not prohibited by this Act from so acting.