153TExemption from offence relating to possession of commercial fishing equipment

153T Exemption from offence relating to possession of commercial fishing equipment (1) A person is exempt from section 36(2) in respect of the possession of commercial fishing equipment if— (a) the person formerly held a Gippsland Lakes Fishery Access Licence that was cancelled on 1 April 2020—for a period of 12 months after that date; or (b) the person formerly held a Gippsland Lakes Fishery Access Licence that was cancelled on 1 April 2021—for a period of 12 months after that date. (2) An exemption under subsection (1) does not apply to a person unless— (a) the person possessed the commercial fishing equipment in the course of carrying out activities under a Gippsland Lakes Fishery Access Licence before it was cancelled under this Division; and (b) the person has evidence of the person's ownership of the commercial fishing equipment immediately before 1 April 2020 or 1 April 2021 (as the case requires).