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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.90Non-indigenous fisheries resources not to be released
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### sec.90 Non-indigenous fisheries resources not to be released
A person must not unlawfully release non-indigenous fisheries resources, or cause non-indigenous fisheries resources to be placed or released, into Queensland waters.
Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the release or placing of non-indigenous fisheries resources into Queensland waters in the circumstances prescribed by regulation.
s 90 amd 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1 ; 2006 No. 59 s 85 sch ; 2014 No. 40 s 108
sub 2019 No. 6 s 55
(sec.90-ssec.1) A person must not unlawfully release non-indigenous fisheries resources, or cause non-indigenous fisheries resources to be placed or released, into Queensland waters. Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units.
(sec.90-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the release or placing of non-indigenous fisheries resources into Queensland waters in the circumstances prescribed by regulation.