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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
16Prohibition against taking diseased or contaminated fish or
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16 Prohibition against taking diseased or contaminated fish or
noxious species
(1) The Director may, by Gazette notice, declare areas in which the
taking of fish or aquatic life of a particular species is prohibited
because of:
(a) the risk the species may pose, if consumed, to human health;
or
(b) the risk of the spread of contamination or disease to other fish
or aquatic life in other areas.
(2) The Director may, by Gazette notice, declare that:
(a) the taking of any fish or aquatic life from an area specified in
the notice; or
(b) the movement of any fish or aquatic life from an area specified
in the notice to another area;
is prohibited because of the risk of the spread of a noxious species
to other areas.