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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.