95Person must not assist a commercial fisher

95 Person must not assist a commercial fisher

95 Person must not assist a commercial fisher

(1) A person must not assist a commercial fisher to take fish in contravention of a share management plan.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A person assists a commercial fisher to take fish in contravention of a share management plan if the person provides any assistance, or does any other thing, that results in the commercial fisher contravening a provision of the share management plan that relates to taking fish with the assistance of another person.

(3) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under this clause whether or not—

(a) the commercial fisher has been proceeded against or convicted for an offence constituted by taking fish with the assistance of another person in contravention of a share management plan, and

(b) another person has been proceeded against and convicted under this clause in respect of conduct arising from the same circumstances.