Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Unless authorised under this Act or under any other Act, a person must not use, or attempt to use, any explosive in Victorian waters.
Penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) Unless authorised under this Act or under any other Act, a person must not use, or attempt to use, any poison, substance or equipment in Victorian waters if the use of the poison, substance or equipment can reasonably be expected to result in—
(a) the taking or killing of any fish, fishing bait or protected aquatic biota; or
(b) damage to the habitat of any fish, fishing bait or protected aquatic biota.
Penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(3) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against this section, the court may, in addition to any other penalty imposed by it, order the person to pay compensation for any damage or loss caused by the offence to any person.
(4) In this section "poison" has the same meaning as it has in the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 .