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Fisheries Management Act 1994
220ZAHarming threatened species, populations or ecological communities
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220ZA Harming threatened species, populations or ecological communities
220ZA Harming threatened species, populations or ecological communities
A person must not harm any fish or marine vegetation of a threatened species, population or ecological community.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of any endangered species, population or ecological community—2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, or
(b) in the case of any vulnerable species—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.
s 220ZA: Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 [9].