Victorian Current Acts

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 66N

    (1)     During any specified quota period, the holder of an Abalone Fishery Access Licence must not take any fish in excess of the fish specified in the abalone sub-zone notice given to the holder of the Abalone Fishery Access Licence.

Penalty:    

        (a)     For a first offence, 50 penalty units.

        (b)     For a subsequent offence, 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both, and the forfeiture of the number of individual abalone quota units equivalent to the quantity of excess fish taken.

    (2)     If a person who is acting on behalf of the holder of an Abalone Fishery Access Licence takes any fish in excess of the fish specified in the abalone sub-zone notice given to the holder of the Abalone Fishery Access Licence—

        (a)     the person is liable to the relevant fines specified in subsection (1); and

        (b)     the relevant forfeiture applies to the Abalone Fishery Access Licence.

S. 66O inserted by No. 58/2005 s. 7.