127COffence for providing unauthorised charter fishing activity

127C Offence for providing unauthorised charter fishing activity

127C Offence for providing unauthorised charter fishing activity

A person must not provide, or hold out that the person is able to provide, a declared charter fishing activity unless the person—

(a) is the holder of a charter fishing licence or acting with the consent of the holder of a charter fishing licence, and

(b) the licence authorises the charter fishing activity concerned.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—

(i) 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months (or both) for a first offence, or

(ii) 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both) for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—

(i) 400 penalty units for a first offence, or

(ii) 800 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

s 127C: Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 4 [2]. Am 2000 No 86, Sch 7 [4]; 2004 No 26, Sch 1 [37]–[39]. Subst 2015 No 59, Sch 1[77].