FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 112

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 112

112 .         Fisheries officers’ powers as to people in designated fishing zones

        (1)         A fisheries officer may direct a person to —

            (a)         immediately leave a designated fishing zone; or

            (b)         cease any activity in a designated fishing zone; or

            (c)         remove anything from a designated fishing zone;

                if in the fisheries officer’s opinion —

            (d)         the person, activity or thing is hindering, obstructing or interfering with fishing or any other activity, or is disturbing fish, in the zone; or

            (e)         the activity or thing is likely to hinder, obstruct or interfere with fishing in the zone.

        (2)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a direction given under subsection (1).

        Penalty: In the case of an individual, $10 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, $20 000.