Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FISHING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 176 of 1987 - SECT 7

7. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

"(3AA) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an
offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding:

   (a)  if the person is a natural person-$5,000; or

   (b)  if the person is a body corporate-$25,000.";

   (b)  by inserting after subsection (3B) the following subsection:

"(3BA) A person who contravenes subsection (3A) or (3B) is guilty of an
offence punishable:

   (a)  on summary conviction-by a fine not exceeding:

        (i)    if the person is a natural person-$5,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate-$25,000; and

   (b)  on conviction on indictment-by a fine not exceeding:

        (i)    if the person is a natural person-$50,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate-$250,000."; and

   (c)  by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections:

"(5A) A person who contravenes subsection (3C), (4) or (5) in circumstances in
which the person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (5B) is guilty
of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding:

   (a)  if the person is a natural person-$5,000; or

   (b)  if the person is a body corporate-$25,000.

"(5B) A person who contravenes subsection (3C), (4) or (5) with the use of a
foreign ship is guilty of an offence punishable:

   (a)  on summary conviction-by a fine not exceeding:

        (i)    if the person is a natural person-$5,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate-$25,000; and

   (b)  on conviction on indictment-by a fine not exceeding:

        (i)    if the person is a natural person-$50,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate-$250,000.".