Fisheries Regulations 2019
295Prohibition against taking or possession of abalone in the closed season
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295 Prohibition against taking or possession of abalone in the closed season
(1) For the purposes of section 67(1) of the Act, the taking of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of regulation 294 from the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone during the period specified as the closed season for that species of abalone specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone is prohibited unless taken by a person of a class specified in regulation 296.
(2) For the purposes of section 67(1) of the Act, the possessing of abalone of a species specified in Column 2 of the Table at the foot of regulation 294 in, on or next to the waters specified in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone during the period specified as the closed season for that species of abalone specified in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that species of abalone is prohibited unless possessed by a person of a class specified in regulation 296.
A failure to comply with this prohibition is an offence under section 67(3) of the Act. A maximum penalty of 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both applies.