Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FISHERIES AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 99 of 1978 - SECT 16

16. Section 13B of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting ''declared'' (wherever occurring) and substituting
''Australian''; and

   (b)  by omitting sub-sections (5), (6) and (7) and substituting the
        following sub-section:

''(5) A person who contravenes sub-section (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence
and is punishable-

   (a)  where the person was, at the time when the offence was committed, the
        master of the boat with the use of which, or in relation to which, the
        offence was committed-

        (i)    on summary conviction-by a fine not exceeding $5,000; and

        (ii)   on conviction on indictment-by a fine not exceeding $250,000;
               and

   (b)  in any other case-

        (i)    on summary conviction-by a fine not exceeding $2,000; and

        (ii)   on conviction on indictment-by a fine not exceeding $10,000.''.