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Fisheries Management Act 1994
20AFish and waters protected from recreational fishing
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#### 20A Fish and waters protected from recreational fishing
20A Fish and waters protected from recreational fishing
> > (1) The regulations may declare that fish of a specified species are protected, absolutely or conditionally, from all or a class of recreational fishing.
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> > (2) The regulations may declare specified waters to be waters in which all or a class of recreational fishing is prohibited absolutely or conditionally.
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> > (3) A person who—
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> > > (a) takes fish of a species declared under subsection (1) in breach of the declaration, or
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> > > (b) takes fish from waters declared under subsection (2) in breach of the declaration,
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> > is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of an individual—
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> > > > (i) 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months (or both) for a first offence, or
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> > > > (ii) 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both) for a second or subsequent offence, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a corporation—
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> > > > (i) 1,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
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> > > > (ii) 2,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.
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> > (4) Nothing in this section limits the power of the Minister to make a fishing closure in relation to recreational fishing.
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> **s 20A:** Ins 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[24\].