76Lawful interference with set fishing gear

#### 76 Lawful interference with set fishing gear 76 Lawful interference with set fishing gear > > (1) Any commercial fisher may, for the purpose of using a net on any recognised fishing ground, remove any unattended fishing gear that has been so set as to obstruct the use of the fisher’s net. > > > (2) A fisher who so removes set fishing gear is not, if the fisher exercises reasonable care in the removal, liable for any damage to the fishing gear occasioned by such removal. > > > (3) This clause does not allow a commercial fisher to remove a net that has been lawfully set in the waters concerned.