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11Application of bag limits to commercial fishers
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#### 11 Application of bag limits to commercial fishers
11 Application of bag limits to commercial fishers
> > (1) A daily limit specified in Schedule 1 or this Division does not apply in respect of fish lawfully taken by a commercial fisher for sale.
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> > (2) A possession limit specified in Schedule 1 or this Division does not apply in respect of fish in the lawful possession of a commercial fisher for sale.
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> > (3) However, those daily limits and possession limits do apply in respect of fish taken by, or in the possession of, a commercial fisher otherwise than for sale.
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> > (4) Despite subclauses (1)–(3), the daily bag limits and possession limits specified in Schedule 1 or this Division do apply in respect of fish taken by, or in the possession of, a commercial fisher (whether or not the fish are taken or in possession for sale) if the fish were taken in Lord Howe Island waters by use of a boat and at the time that the fish were taken—
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> > > (a) the boat was being used as a charter fishing boat, or
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> > > (b) there were four or more persons on the boat (including any commercial fisher).
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> > (5) Subclause (4) is subject to the exemption for fish taken for use as bait in charter fishing operations set out in clause 12.
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> **cl 11:** Am 2026 (61), Sch 1\[1\] \[2\].