Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulations (2) and (3), a person who carries out any activity set out
in the Table to regulation 124 must hold a recreational fishing licence
specifying that the person may engage in the activity unless —
(a) the
activity is carried out for a commercial purpose; or
(b) the
person is an Aboriginal person not required to hold a recreational fishing
licence under section 6 of the Act.
Penalty: $2 000.
(2) A person who has
not attained the age of 16 years may fish for all freshwater fish (other
than crustaceans) in waters south of 29° south latitude above the tidal
influence including all lakes, dams, rivers and their tributaries without
holding a recreational fishing licence.
(3) A person may fish
for rock lobster without holding a recreational fishing licence if the person
is —
(a)
participating in a fishing tour on a charter boat; or
(b) a
master, or a member of the crew, of a charter boat on which a fishing tour is
being conducted.
[Regulation 123 amended: Gazette
12 Feb 2010 p. 584; 1 Mar 2011 p. 675; 2 Nov
2011 p. 4625; 18 Mar 2016 p. 746; 4 Oct 2019
p. 3539.]