90Removal and possession of certain parts of sharks permitted

90 Removal and possession of certain parts of sharks permitted

90 Removal and possession of certain parts of sharks permitted

(1) A person does not commit an offence against section 20B (1) (a) of the Act in relation to a species of shark listed in the Table to this subclause if the person—

(a) removes only its belly flaps, with ventral fins attached, and

(b) does not remove any other fin from the shark, and

(c) remains in possession of the remainder of the shark while on board the boat.

Table

| Common name | Species | | Gulper Shark | Family Centrophoridae | | Dogfish | Family Squalidae | | Catshark | Family Scyliorhinidae | | School Shark | Galeorhinus galeus | | Gummy Shark | Mustelus antarcticus |

(2) A person does not commit an offence against section 20B (1) (c) of the Act in relation to any shark (other than a school shark) if the person—

(a) cuts the shark across the body and vertically from the top of the body through the carcass into portions (known as barrels), and

(b) does not remove any fin from any portion of the shark, and

(c) remains in possession of all portions of the shark while on board the boat.

(3) A person does not commit an offence against section 20B (1) (c) of the Act in relation to any shark (other than a school shark) if the person—

(a) remains in possession of the shark (either whole or without the head, gills or gut or other internal organs) while on board the boat, and

(b) does not remove any fin of the shark.

(4) A person does not commit an offence against section 20B (1) (c) of the Act in relation to a school shark if the person—

(a) remains in possession of the shark (either whole or without the gills or gut or other internal organs) while on board the boat, and

(b) does not remove the head or any fin of the shark.