448Species and quantity of fish prescribed for purposes of section 120AA of the Act

448 Species and quantity of fish prescribed for purposes of section 120AA of the Act

For the purposes of section 120AA(1) of the Act—

(a) the species of fish specified is all fish; and

(b) the specified quantity is any quantity.

Under section 120AA of the Act, a person who intends to sell any quantity of any species of fish specified in the regulations must, before selling the fish, create a document concerning the proposed sale in the form required under regulation 450 that contains the details required under that regulation and must—

(a) in the case of a sale of the fish by consignment, ensure that a copy of the document accompanies the consignment; and

(b) in the case of any other sale, ensure that a copy of the document is given to the purchaser at or before the sale; and

(c) keep a copy of the document; and

(d) produce the document for inspection, if asked to do so by an authorised officer or a police officer.

The maximum penalty for a contravention of section 120AA of the Act is 60 penalty units. Certain persons are exempt from the operation of section 120AA of the Act under regulation 452.