Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts It is a defence in
proceedings for an offence against section 46 or 47 for the person
charged to prove —
(a) in
the case of an offence relating to the taking of protected fish, that on
becoming aware of the taking of the fish, the person took immediate steps to
return the fish to its natural environment with the least possible injury;
(b) that
the fish were of a prescribed class and were being, or had been, kept, bred,
cultured or hatched in accordance with an aquaculture licence; or
(c) that
the person has any other defence prescribed in the regulations.