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FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 68B Possession of fish taken in non-Victorian waters

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 68B

Possession of fish taken in non-Victorian waters

    (1)     Unless otherwise permitted or authorised under this Act, a person must not have in his or her possession fish taken in waters of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory of the Commonwealth—

        (a)     that are less than the minimum size, or that are more than the maximum size, specified for that species of fish; or

        (b)     that are more than the catch limit for that species of fish

under the corresponding law of the Commonwealth or that State or Territory.

Penalty:     If the offence involves exceeding the catch limit for abalone by more than twice the catch limit—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    In any other case—20 penalty units.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), if the corresponding law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory of the Commonwealth does not specify relevant size and catch limits, subsection (1) applies as if the corresponding law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory of the Commonwealth specified the size and catch limits that would apply if the fish had been taken in Victorian waters.

Part 5—Protection of fisheries

Division 1—Protected aquatic biota