257Power to require production of fishing authority

#### 257 Power to require production of fishing authority 257 Power to require production of fishing authority > > (1) A fisheries officer may require a person whom the officer has reason to believe is or has been engaged, or is about to engage, in any fishing activity to produce for inspection by the officer the appropriate fishing authority for such an activity. > > > (2) A fisheries officer may seize any fishing authority that has been cancelled or otherwise ceased to have effect or that the officer has reason to believe is false. > > > (3) A fisheries officer may allow a person who is required under this section to produce a fishing authority to produce the authority within a period and at a place specified by the officer. If the authority is so produced, the person is taken to have complied with the requirement. > > > (4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement of a fisheries officer made under this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—25 penalty units. > > > (5) In this section, fishing authority includes, in the case of any fishing activity for which a person is required to pay a recreational fishing fee, an official receipt for the fee under Division 4A of Part 2. > > **s 257:** Am 1997 No 153, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2000 No 86, Sch 4 \[11\].