124Permitted fishing apparatus

124 Permitted fishing apparatus

(1)  Unless otherwise authorised by a licence, a person must not take scalefish, using any fishing apparatus other than the following:

(a) lines, electric fishing reels or auxiliary fishing apparatus, with no more than 5 hooks attached to each of the lines or fishing apparatus, where the lines or fishing apparatus are –

(i) attached to, or attached to something in, a vessel if the person is taking scalefish from the vessel; or

(ii) within 20 metres of the person if the person is not taking scalefish from a vessel;

(b) one bait trap;

(c) one bait pump;

(d) one cast net;

(e) lines with no more than 3 squid jigs attached to each line;

(f) one bait net;

(g) spears;

(h) landing nets;

(i) one dipnet.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(2)  Subrule (1) does not apply to an Aborigine engaged in Aboriginal activity taking scalefish using the following fishing apparatus:

(a) a gillnet;

(b) a beach seine net;

(c) a set line.