Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this Act, "fish" means—
S. 5(1)(a) amended by No. 5/1997
s. 50(1)(a)(i).
(a) all species of vertebrate aquatic fauna other than mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians;
(b) sharks, rays, lampreys and other cartilaginous fish;
(c) oysters and other aquatic molluscs;
S. 5(1)(d) amended by No. 35/2009
s. 51.
(d) aquatic crustaceans;
(e) echinoderms;
S. 5(1)(f) amended by No. 5/1997
s. 50(1)(a)(ii).
(f) any other species of aquatic invertebrate declared to be fish under subsection (2).
S. 5(2) amended by No. 5/1997
s. 50(1)(a)(ii).
(2) The Governor in Council may by Order in Council declare a species of aquatic invertebrate to be fish for the purposes of this Act.
(3) A reference in this Act to fish includes a reference to—
(a) fish in any form whether—
(i) alive or dead;
(ii) raw, cooked, preserved or processed in any manner whatsoever;
(b) fish of either sex;
(c) fish ova;
(d) part of a fish.
S. 5(4) substituted by No. 5/1997
s. 50(2).
(4) A reference in this Act to fish may be made by reference to the species, geographical location, number, weight or other description or classification of the fish.
S. 6
amended by No. 5/1997
s. 50(1)(b).