{"id":"sl-2004-5","name":"Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004","slug":"magistrates-court-fisheries-infringement-notices-regulation-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"5 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173485,"registerId":"act-sl-2004-5-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices) Regulation 2004","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2004\nSL2004-5\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 6\nEffective: 11 June 2015\nRepublication date: 11 June 2015\nLast amendment made by A2015-15\n(republication for amendments by A2014-59)\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices) Regulation\n2004, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made under the\nLegislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 11 June 2015. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n11 June 2015.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2004\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Meaning of fisheries legislation 2\n6 Administering authority 2\n7 Infringement notice offences 3\n8 Infringement notice penalties 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information 3\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 4\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 4\nSchedule 1 Fisheries legislation infringement notice\noffences and penalties 5\nPart 1.1 Fisheries Act 2000 5\nPart 1.2 Fisheries Regulation 2001 7\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 8\n2 Abbreviation key 8\n3 Legislation history 9\n4 Amendment history 10\n5 Earlier republications 11\n\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2004\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2004.\n3 Purpose of regulation\nThe purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices\nunder the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences\nagainst the fisheries legislation.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of\ninfringement notices for offences against various Acts. The\ninfringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to\nprosecution.\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of\nthis regulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of\nnotes.\n5 Meaning of fisheries legislation\nIn this regulation:\nfisheries legislation means—\n(a) the Fisheries Act 2000; and\n(b) the Fisheries Regulation 2001.\n6 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the fisheries legislation is the conservator of flora and fauna.\n\nSection 7\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence\nagainst a provision of the fisheries legislation mentioned in\nschedule 1, column 2.\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nfisheries legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is\nthe amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nfisheries legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is\n5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the\noffence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the fisheries legislation is $34.\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information\n(1) An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised\nperson for an infringement notice offence against the fisheries\nlegislation must include the company’s ACN.\nNote The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement\nunder the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).\n(2) In this section:\ncompany means a company registered under the Corporations Act.\n\nSection 10\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the fisheries legislation\nmust identify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given to the authorised person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nA reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an\ninfringement notice offence against the fisheries legislation must\nidentify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given to the authorised person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) A conservation officer may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the fisheries legislation;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against\nthe fisheries legislation.\n(2) In this section:\nconservation officer—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014,\ndictionary.\n\nFisheries legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nFisheries Act 2000 Part 1.1\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Fisheries legislation\ninfringement notice offences\nand penalties\n(see s 7 and s 8)\nPart 1.1 Fisheries Act 2000\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 37 (1) 50 250\n2 46 (1) 10 100\n3 46 (2) 50 250\n4 46 (3) 10 100\n5 47 (1) 10 100\n6 47 (2) 50 100\n7 47 (3) 50 100\n8 48 (1) 50 100\n9 65 (2) 50 100\n10 74 (2) 50 250\n11 75 (1) 10 100\n12 76 (2) 100 250\n13 79 (1) 10 100\n14 80 (1) 50 250\n15 80 (3) 50 250\n16 81 (3) 30 150\n17 82 (2) 30 150\n18 83 (1) 10 100\n\nSchedule 1 Fisheries legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nPart 1.1 Fisheries Act 2000\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n19 84 (1) 30 150\n20 85 (1) 10 100\n21 86 (1) 50 250\n22 86 (2) 30 150\n23 87 (1) 50 250\n24 87 (2) 30 150\n\nFisheries legislation infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nFisheries Regulation 2001 Part 1.2\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1.2 Fisheries Regulation 2001\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 5 (2) 5 100\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the\nrepublished law but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3\nare annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can\nbe obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement\nNotices) Regulations 2004. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices) Regulation\n2004 SL2004-5\nnotified LR 22 January 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 January 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 23 January 2004 (s 2)\nas amended by\nCourt Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004\nA2004-60 sch 1 pt 1.43\nnotified LR 2 September 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.43 commenced 10 January 2005 (s 2 and see Court\nProcedures Act 2004 A2004-59, s 2 and CN2004-29)\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices) Amendment\nRegulation 2014 (No 1) SL2014-28\nnotified LR 12 November 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 November 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 13 November 2014 (s 2)\nNature Conservation Act 2014 A2014-59 sch 2 pt 2.10\nnotified LR 11 December 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.10 commenced 11 June 2015 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.23\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.23 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\nR6\n11/06/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R2 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nPurpose of regulation\ns 3 am A2004-60 amdt 1.420, amdt 1.421\nInfringement notice offences\ns 7 am A2004-60 amdt 1.422\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am SL2014-28 s 4; A2015-15 amdt 3.100, amdt 3.101;\nA2014-59 amdt 2.37, amdt 2.38\nFisheries legislation infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am R2 LA\nsub SL2014-28 s 5\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR6\n11/06/15\nMagistrates Court (Fisheries Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2004\nEffective: 11/06/15\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1\nrefers to the publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published\nin electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of\nauthorised republications have also been published in printed format. These\nrepublications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and\nprinted versions of an authorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n23 Jan 2004\n23 Jan 2004-\n31 Oct 2004\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 Nov 2004\n1 Nov 2004-\n9 Jan 2005\nA2004-60 editorial\namendments under\nLegislation Act\nR3\n10 Jan 2005\n10 Jan 2005-\n12 Nov 2014\nA2004-60 amendments by\nA2004-60\nR4\n13 Nov 2014\n13 Nov 2014-\n9 June 2015\nSL2014-28 amendments by\nSL2014-28\nR5\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015-\n10 June 2015\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\n© Australian Capital Territory 2015","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing infringement notice procedures for fisheries offences. 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Amendments updated who may serve notices (s 12 was amended — see SL2014-28 s 4 and later amendments) and altered the schedule of offences/penalties (sch 1 was amended — see SL2014-28 s 5 and subsequent entries in the amendment history)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple Acts (Magistrates Court Act 1930 pt 3.8; Fisheries Act 2000; Fisheries Regulation 2001; Corporations Act; Nature Conservation Act 2014) increasing interpretive links.","Schedule of many specific offence provisions with varied infringement amounts (sch 1) requiring mapping from offence provision to penalty.","Different penalty treatment for individuals and corporations (s 8(1)–(2)): corporate penalty = 5× individual amount.","Procedural content rules for notices (must include company ACN, identify authorised person by name or unique number) that create compliance and administrative requirements (ss 9–11).","Designation of authorised servers as conservation officers (s 12) concentrates enforcement authority and ties operation to another statutory definition.","Amendment and commencement history (endnotes) means users must check versions and commencement dates to determine current scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lets authorised officers issue fixed infringement notices (civil fines) for specified offences under the Fisheries Act 2000 and the Fisheries Regulation 2001. It names the conservator of flora and fauna as the administering authority, sets specific dollar fines (including a 5× corporate multiplier) and a $34 reminder cost, and requires notices to identify the authorised officer and, for companies, include the ACN (ss 3,6,8,9,10–12, sch 1)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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