Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Fishing Legislation Amendment Act 1985 No. 29 of 1985 - SECT 25

25. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by inserting in paragraphs (b), (c) and (ca) "without reasonable
excuse," before " refuse";

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (e);

   (c)  by adding at the end of paragraph (g) "or";

   (d)  by omitting from paragraph (h) "or";

   (e)  by omitting paragraph (i);

   (f)  by omitting "$1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months" and substituting
        "$2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both"; and

   (g)  by adding at the end the following sub-section:



"(2) A person who-

   (a)  when lawfully required by an officer to give information, gives
        information to the officer that is, to the knowledge of the person,
        false or misleading in a material particular; or

   (b)  in an application under this Act, the regulations or a plan of
        management, makes a statement or furnishes information that is, to the
        knowledge of the person, false or misleading in a material particular,
is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by-

   (c)  if the person is a natural person-a fine not exceeding $5,000 or
        imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years, or both; or

   (d)  if the person is a body corporate-a fine not exceeding $25,000.".