(1) Clause 25(1) to (6)
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(1) A person must not have possession of more than 3 barramundi in the Daly River Fish Management Zone or Mary River Fish Management Zone.
Maximum penalty: Possession of 4 to 14 barramundi – $2 000; or
Possession of more than 14 barramundi – $10 000;
and, in addition, $50 for each barramundi in excess of 3.
(2) A person must not have possession of more than 5 barramundi in any other place.
Maximum penalty: Possession of 6 to 14 barramundi – $2 000; or
Possession of more than 14 barramundi – $10 000;
and, in addition, $50 for each barramundi in excess of 5.
(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subclause (1) or (2) if the defendant proves:
(a) the barramundi were at a place of permanent residence; or
(b) the defendant was entitled to possession of the barramundi under a licence.
(4) A person who has taken 3 barramundi in the Mary River Fish Management Zone on a particular day must not continue to fish for barramundi in the Zone on that day unless the person uses a barbless hook.
Maximum penalty: $2 000.
(5) Clause 5 does not apply to a barramundi taken in the Mary River Fish Management Zone unless the barramundi is taken with a barbless hook.
(2) Clause 25(7) and (8)
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(3) Clause 25(8)(c)
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(4) After clause 25(8)
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(9) In this clause:
"barbless hook" means a hook with:
(a) no barbs; or
(b) barbs that have been modified so that the tip of each barb lies flush with an unbarbed section of the hook.