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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 102

Commercial fishers required to be licensed

102 Commercial fishers required to be licensed

(1) A person must not take fish for sale from waters to which this Act applies unless the person is authorised to do so by a commercial fishing licence.
: Maximum penalty--
(a) in the case of an individual--
(i) 1,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
(ii) 2,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--
(i) 2,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
(ii) 4,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.
(2) This section does not apply to a member of the crew of a boat licensed under Division 2 who takes fish as an employee or agent of the master of the boat.
Note : A commercial fishing licence will, under other provisions of this Act, require an endorsement if the holder is to take fish in a share management fishery or in a restricted fishery.



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