Victorian Current Acts

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 40

    (1)     A person must not—

        (a)     receive for any purpose any fish of a priority species;

        (b)     receive for sale any other fish;

S. 40(1)(c) amended by No. 69/2004 s. 3(1)(b).

        (c)     sell any fish of a priority species—

unless he or she is authorised to do so under this Act.

Penalty:     200 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.

    (2)     A person may do any of the things referred to in subsection (1) if he or she—

S. 40(2)(a) amended by No. 35/2009 s. 55.

        (a)     is acting on behalf of the holder of a fish receiver licence who is authorised to do that thing; and

S. 40(2)(b) amended by No. 35/2009 s. 55.

        (b)     is authorised by that fish receiver licence to do that thing; and

        (c)     is not prohibited by this Act from so acting.

S. 41 (Heading) inserted by No. 35/2009 s. 56(1).

S. 41 substituted by No. 5/1997
s. 9.