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Fisheries Management Act 1994
282CProhibition orders may be made against repeat offenders
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#### 282C Prohibition orders may be made against repeat offenders
282C Prohibition orders may be made against repeat offenders
> > (1) A court that convicts a repeat offender of a fisheries offence may, on application by the prosecutor, make an order that prohibits the offender from doing any or all of the following—
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> > > (a) engaging in specified fishing activities,
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> > > (b) being in possession of specified fishing gear,
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> > > (c) being in possession of fish or marine vegetation of a specified species,
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> > > (d) being on a boat of a kind specified in the order while on or adjacent to any waters or waters specified in the order,
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> > > (e) being on any specified premises (that are premises in which fish are sold or in which any commercial fishing activity is conducted).
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> > (2) The order may be made only if the court is satisfied that the order is necessary to prevent a threat to the sustainable management of a fisheries resource and that the threat justifies the restrictions to be imposed on the repeat offender.
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> **s 282C:** Ins 2000 No 86, Sch 7 \[16\]. Am 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[136\].