Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
disposable part , in relation to a shark, means
the following —
(a) the
head;
(b) a
part of the shark that is removed during gutting;
fin naturally attached , in relation to a
shark —
(a)
means a fin that remains wholly or partly attached to the shark by the
shark’s tissue; but
(b) does
not include a fin that has been severed and reattached to the shark;
whole shark means a shark —
(a) that
has not had any part of the shark removed other than a disposable part; and
(b) that
has each fin naturally attached.
(2) A master of a
fishing boat must not have on the boat a shark other than a whole shark.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.
(3) A person must not
bring onto land a shark taken for a commercial purpose in accordance with an
authorisation other than a whole shark.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000 and the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.
(4) If a provision of
a management plan for a managed fishery is inconsistent with this regulation,
the provision of the management plan prevails to the extent of the
inconsistency.
[Regulation 15 inserted: SL 2023/2
r. 5.]