Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section applies if a court is determining the penalty for an offence under this Act that was committed by a person who held a fishery licence (other than a recreational fishery licence) at the time the offence was committed.
S. 131(2) amended by No. 17/2002 s. 29.
(2) For the purposes of determining whether it may cancel or suspend the licence under this Act, the court must disregard any previous conviction or finding of guilt of the person under—
(a) this Act; or
(b) the Fisheries Act 1968 ; or
(c) a law of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory that corresponds to this Act—
for any offence that occurred more than 10 years before the date of the
offence for which the court is determining the penalty.
Pt 7A (Heading and ss 131A– 131Z) inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49 (as amended by Nos 69/2004 s. 60, 87/2005 s. 6).
Part 7A—Controlled operations
Division 1—Introduction
S. 131A inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49 (as amended by Nos 69/2004 s. 60, 87/2005 s. 6(a)).