Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.16Exception for taking spanner crabs
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.16
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Fisheries Declaration 2019.
sec.16 Exception for taking spanner crabs
Despite section 14 , a person may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the person takes the crab— under a C2 licence; and from 6a.m. to 6p.m. on a particular day. Despite section 14 , a recreational fisher may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the fisher— does not use fishing apparatus, other than a prescribed dilly, to take the crab; and uses no more than 4 prescribed dillies to take the crab. In this section— prescribed dilly means a dilly that has— an area within its frame of no more than 1m 2 ; and a net drop below its frame of no more than 10cm; and a net made up of square or rectangular meshes with a mesh size of at least 25mm; and the following attached to it— a tag on which is written, legibly, visibly and in English, the full name and address of the person using the dilly; a solid, light-coloured float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension and on which the name of the person using the dilly is also written, legibly, visibly and in English. s 16 amd 2019 SL No. 181 s 6 ; 2020 SL No. 236 ss 40 , 82 sch 1 (sec.16-ssec.1) Despite section 14 , a person may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the person takes the crab— under a C2 licence; and from 6a.m. to 6p.m. on a particular day. (sec.16-ssec.2) Despite section 14 , a recreational fisher may take a spanner crab in the regulated waters if the fisher— does not use fishing apparatus, other than a prescribed dilly, to take the crab; and uses no more than 4 prescribed dillies to take the crab. (sec.16-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed dilly means a dilly that has— an area within its frame of no more than 1m 2 ; and a net drop below its frame of no more than 10cm; and a net made up of square or rectangular meshes with a mesh size of at least 25mm; and the following attached to it— a tag on which is written, legibly, visibly and in English, the full name and address of the person using the dilly; a solid, light-coloured float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension and on which the name of the person using the dilly is also written, legibly, visibly and in English.
- (a) under a C2 licence; and
- (b) from 6a.m. to 6p.m. on a particular day.
- (a) does not use fishing apparatus, other than a prescribed dilly, to take the crab; and
- (b) uses no more than 4 prescribed dillies to take the crab.
- (a) an area within its frame of no more than 1m 2 ; and
- (b) a net drop below its frame of no more than 10cm; and
- (c) a net made up of square or rectangular meshes with a mesh size of at least 25mm; and
- (d) the following attached to it— (i) a tag on which is written, legibly, visibly and in English, the full name and address of the person using the dilly; (ii) a solid, light-coloured float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension and on which the name of the person using the dilly is also written, legibly, visibly and in English.