Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015
56Limits for holder of appropriate authority
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56 Limits for holder of appropriate authority
(1) The holder of an appropriate authority who does not hold a scalefish licence and who is in possession of, or uses, shark nets or hooks in State waters must not take, or be in possession of, more than –
(a) 200 kilograms in total of any scalefish other than the scalefish specified in paragraph (b) ; or
(b) 250 kilograms in total of the following scalefish:
(i) snapper;
(ii) [Rule 56 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2023, No. 71, Applied:01 Nov 2023] . . . . . . . .
(iii) yellowtail kingfish; or
(c) 150 kilograms of striped trumpeter; or
(d) the following weight of the following scalefish:
(i) 20 kilograms of bastard trumpeter;
(ii) 50 kilograms of bight redfish.
Penalty: Grade 3 penalty.
(2) The holder of an appropriate authority who does not hold a scalefish licence and who is in possession of, or uses, shark nets or hooks in State waters must not take, or be in possession of, scalefish of the following species or types:
(a) Australian anchovy;
(b) Australian salmon;
(c) Australian sardine;
(d) Australian sprat;
(e) banded morwong;
(f) black bream;
(g) bluespotted goatfish;
(h) blue sprat;
(i) dusky morwong;
(j) king gar;
(k) King George whiting;
(l) luderick;
(m) magpie morwong;