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Fisheries Act 1988
42Buying, selling or possessing fish or aquatic life taken illegally
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42 Buying, selling or possessing fish or aquatic life taken illegally
(a) the person intentionally buys, sells or possesses fish or
aquatic life; and
(b) the fish or aquatic life was taken in contravention of this Act
and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
(2) For subsection (1), fish or aquatic life is taken to be sold if it forms
part of a meal and either:
(a) payment is made for the meal or any part of the meal; or
(b) the meal is supplied to a person (whether in accordance with
the terms of a contract of service or otherwise) who is
employed by the person by whom the meal is supplied.