33CPowers of Fisheries Officers in relation to permit offences

33C Powers of Fisheries Officers in relation to permit offences (1) If the Director is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a permit offence has been committed, a Fisheries Officer may: (a) search for and destroy any relevant fish or aquatic life or noxious species and for that purpose may take whatever action is, in the opinion of the Director, necessary or desirable; and (b) seize an electric fishing device; and (c) take whatever action is, in the opinion of the Director, necessary or desirable to limit the consequences of the offence or to ameliorate the damage caused by the offence. (2) Subsection (1) applies even if the action taken by a Fisheries Officer may constitute a trespass or may cause loss or damage to property.