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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
90Removal and possession of certain parts of sharks permitted
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) removes only its belly flaps, with ventral fins attached, and
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> > > (b) does not remove any other fin from the shark, and
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> > > (c) remains in possession of the remainder of the shark while on board the boat.
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> > Table
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> > | Common name | Species |
> > | Gulper Shark | Family Centrophoridae |
> > | Dogfish | Family Squalidae |
> > | Catshark | Family Scyliorhinidae |
> > | School Shark | Galeorhinus galeus |
> > | Gummy Shark | Mustelus antarcticus |
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) cuts the shark across the body and vertically from the top of the body through the carcass into portions (known as barrels), and
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> > > (b) does not remove any fin from any portion of the shark, and
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> > > (c) remains in possession of all portions of the shark while on board the boat.
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> > (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—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) does not remove any fin of the shark.
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> > (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—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) does not remove the head or any fin of the shark.