Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition of commercial fishing equipment in section 4(1) of the Act, a snare is prescribed to be commercial fishing equipment.
(2) For the purposes of the definition of commercial aquaculture equipment in section 4(1) of the Act, the following equipment is prescribed as commercial aquaculture equipment—
(a) any commercial fishing equipment;
(b) any commercial abalone equipment;
(c) any structure or equipment that is designed for use in, or is capable of being used for, or in connection with, the hatching, rearing, breeding, displaying or growing of fish.
(3) For the purposes of the definition of recreational fishing equipment in section 4(1) of the Act, the following equipment is prescribed as recreational fishing equipment—
(a) a rod and line;
(b) a handline;
(c) a dip net;
(d) a bait trap;
(e) a landing net;
(f) a spear gun;
(g) a hand-held spear;
(h) a recreational bait net;
(i) a recreational hoop net;
(j) an abalone tool;
(k) a bait pump;
(l) a baited line with no hook;
(m) a hook;
(n) a bait jig;
(o) an open top lift net;
(p) a winch for the purposes of deploying or retrieving an anchor on a boat used in connection with the taking of fish;
(q) a sonar device used in connection with the taking of fish;
(r) a satellite global positioning system receiver used in connection with the taking of fish;
(s) an electric fishing reel that has a hand-cranking mechanism and is designed for attaching to a rod;
(t) a gaff.