Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 45

45 .         Class of fish may be prescribed to be protected fish

        (1)         A class of fish may be prescribed to be —

            (a)         totally protected fish; or

            (b)         commercially protected fish,

                for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         A class of fish may be defined for the purposes of subsection (1) by reference to all or any of the following —

            (a)         a species or type of fish;

            (b)         a description of fish by reference to sex, size, weight, reproductive cycle or any other characteristic;

            (c)         an area of land or waters from which the fish are taken;

            (d)         a period of time during which the fish is taken;

            (e)         any other factor.