FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 66A Offences in relation to sub-zones
FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 66A
Offences in relation to sub-zones(1) During any specified quota period, the holder of an access licence must not take any fish in excess of the fish specified in the sub-zone notice given to the holder of the access licence.
Penalty:
(a) For a first offence, 50 penalty units.
(b) For a subsequent offence, 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both, and the forfeiture of the number of individual quota units equivalent to the quantity of excess fish taken.
(2) If a person who is acting on behalf of the holder of an access licence takes any fish in excess of the fish specified in the sub-zone notice given to the holder of the licence—
(a) the person is liable to the relevant fines specified in subsection (1); and
(b) the relevant forfeiture applies to the licence.
Pt 4 Div. 3A (Heading and ss 66B – 66R) inserted by No. 58/2005 s. 7.
Division 3A—Abalone quota
S. 66B inserted by No. 58/2005 s. 7.