Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person must not
engage in any activity referred to in subregulation (2) other than in
accordance with —
(a) the
written approval of the CEO; or
(b) the
written authority of the CEO under subregulation (3).
(2) For the purposes
of subregulation (1) the activities are —
(a) the
taking of fish for genetic or chemical extraction or analysis; or
(b) the
handling, delivering, receiving, storing, packaging, purchasing or selling of
fish which the person has reasonable grounds to believe are to be used for
genetic or chemical extraction or analysis.
(3) An application for
an authority under subregulation (1)(b) —
(a) is
to be made to the CEO in a form approved for that purpose by the CEO; and
(b) is
to be accompanied by the fee set out in item 18 of Part 2 of
Schedule 1.
(4) An approval or
authority under subregulation (1) is subject to any conditions specified
in the approval or authority by the CEO.
(5) The CEO may vary
or cancel a condition specified in an approval or authority under
subregulation (1) by notice in writing given to the holder of the
approval or authority.
(6) The CEO may vary
or cancel an approval or authority under subregulation (1) at any time by
notice in writing given to the holder of the approval or authority.
(7) A person must not
contravene an approval or authority issued under subregulation (1).
Penalty: $10 000.
[Regulation 179 amended: Gazette
6 Jul 2007 p. 3389‑90; 9 Jun 2009
p. 1912.]