Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 27 OF 2019) - SECT 28

before division 8.1, insert

Division 8.1A     Preliminary

73     Exempt conduct—pt 8

For an offence under this part, a person's conduct is exempt conduct if—

        (a)     the person's conduct is undertaken in accordance with 1 of the following:

              (i)     a fisheries licence;

              (ii)     a fisheries management plan;

              (iii)     a cultural resource management plan;

              (iv)     a native species conservation plan; or

        (b)     the person is an authorised person exercising a function under this Act.

Note     The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in this section (see Criminal Code

, s 58).