FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 171

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 171

171 .         Preventing etc. lawful fishing activities, offence

        (1)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse —

            (a)         prevent a person from lawfully fishing or from lawfully engaging in aquaculture; or

            (b)         hinder a person who is lawfully fishing or lawfully engaging in aquaculture; or

            (c)         place or leave anything in a recognized net fishing area that obstructs the use of fishing nets.

        Penalty: In the case of an individual, $10 000.

                In the case of a body corporate, $20 000.

        (2)         If a court convicts a person of an offence against subsection (1), the court may, in addition to any penalty imposed under that subsection, order the person to pay compensation for any damage or loss caused by the offence to any person.

        (3)         In this section, recognized net fishing area means an area of waters that is used regularly or intermittently for net fishing.

        [Section 171 amended: No. 2 of 2002 s. 17; No. 50 of 2003 s. 63(4).]