Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.60Possessing or using particular commercial fishing nets to take fish—particular regulated waters
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sec.60 Possessing or using particular commercial fishing nets to take fish—particular regulated waters
A person must not in the regulated waters stated in column 1 of the table below— possess a commercial fishing net of a type stated opposite the regulated waters in column 2 of the table; or use a net mentioned in paragraph (a) to take a fish for trade or commerce; or possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) . Column 1 Column 2 Regulated waters Prohibited commercial fishing nets south of North Stradbroke Island a net that is neither fixed nor hauled of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153K or a set mesh net of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153N Moreton Bay (area 1) a net that is neither fixed nor hauled of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153K or a set mesh net of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153N Moreton Island to Double Island Point a net that is neither fixed nor hauled of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153K or a set mesh net of a type mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153N Fraser Island (rivers and creeks) a set mesh net of a type, and used in a way, mentioned in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 , schedule 4 , section 153M (1) Hervey Bay (scallop ranching area) a trawl net Pioneer River (downstream) a commercial fishing net other than— a cast net; or a mesh net used as a seine net O’Connell River a commercial fishing net other than— a cast net; or a mesh net used as a seine net s 60 amd 2019 SL No. 181 s 27 sch 1 ; 2023 SL No. 194 s 22
- (a) possess a commercial fishing net of a type stated opposite the regulated waters in column 2 of the table; or
- (b) use a net mentioned in paragraph (a) to take a fish for trade or commerce; or
- (c) possess a fish taken in contravention of paragraph (b) .