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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.123Protection of marine plants
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### sec.123 Protection of marine plants
A person must not unlawfully—
remove, destroy or damage a marine plant; or
cause a marine plant to be removed, destroyed or damaged.
Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units.
removing seagrass from a beach or foreshore
burning saltcouch
pruning or trimming mangroves
s 123 sub 1999 No. 45 s 26
- (a) remove, destroy or damage a marine plant; or
- (b) cause a marine plant to be removed, destroyed or damaged.