Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsReg. 122(1) amended by S.R. No. 51/2020 reg. 6(1).
(1) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on Anderson Inlet, Corner Inlet, the Lower Lake of Mallacoota Inlet or Shallow Inlet unless the net is used at least 30 metres from any pier, jetty or wharf and at least 400 metres from the mouth of any creek or river in those waters.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Reg. 122(2) amended by S.R. No. 51/2020 reg. 6(2).
(2) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on the North Arm and Cunninghame Arm of the Gippsland Lakes, Port Phillip Bay, Sydenham Inlet, Tamboon Inlet or Western Port.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on the Gippsland Lakes, excluding North Arm and Cunninghame Arm, unless the net is used at least 30 metres from any pier, jetty or wharf and at least 400 metres from the mouth of any creek or river in those waters.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on the waters of the Toorloo Arm and Nowa Arm of Lake Tyers that flow upstream of the lines shown on the plan in Schedule 22, those lines being indicated by the coordinates shown on that plan.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on Lake Tyers, excluding the waters described in subregulation (4), unless the net is used at least 30 metres from any pier, jetty or wharf and at least 400 metres from the mouth of any creek or river in those waters.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(6) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on any marine waters that occur on the seaward side of the entrance of the mouth of any inlet or river, other than a river or inlet referred to in subregulations (1) to (5), unless the net is used—
(a) at least 30 metres from any pier, jetty or wharf; and
(b) at least 400 metres from the mouth of any creek or river in those waters.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(7) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on any inland waters other than the following waters—
(a) the waters of any lake, reservoir, swamp, marsh or lagoon;
(b) the Curdies River between the Narrows and the Great Ocean Road bridge at Peterborough;
(c) the Fitzroy River downstream from the boat ramp;
(d) the Glenelg River downstream from the southern boundary of the Lower Glenelg National Park;
(e) the Hopkins River downstream from Rowans Lane to within 200 metres of the mouth of the river;
(f) the Merri River downstream from the Princes Highway;
(g) the Snowy River downstream from the Government Wharf at Marlo;
(h) the Surrey River downstream from the Princes Highway at Narrawong;
(i) the Wimmera River downstream from the bridge on the Stawell–Marnoo road to Lake Hindmarsh.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.