88Shucking of abalone

88 Shucking of abalone

88 Shucking of abalone

(1) A person (other than a commercial fisher authorised to shuck abalone under the Fisheries Management (Abalone Share Management Plan) Regulation 2000) must not shuck abalone, or have shucked abalone in the person’s possession, in or on or adjacent to any waters.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) A person in possession of shucked abalone does not commit an offence against this clause as a result of that possession if the person establishes that the abalone were shucked at—

(a) a place approved for the purpose by the Secretary, or

(b) premises registered under the regulations made under the Export Control Act 1982 of the Commonwealth for the preparation of abalone for export.