185Penalties

185 Penalties

The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any regulations is an offence; and

(b) provide for the imposition of a fine for such an offence not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; and

(c) prescribe a minimum penalty for such an offence; and

(d) prescribe different maximum penalties for successive offences; and

(e) provide for the imposition of a special penalty for such an offence not exceeding 1 penalty unit in relation to –

(i) each fish or fish of any kind or species taken, bought or sold in connection with the commission of the offence; or

(ii) [Section 185 Amended by No. 101 of 1999, s. 17, Applied:01 Mar 2000] each fish or fish of any kind or species in the possession of any person committing the offence; or

(iii) [Section 185 Amended by No. 101 of 1999, s. 17, Applied:01 Mar 2000] each 500 grams of fish or fish of any kind or species bought or sold in connection with the commission of the offence or in the possession of any person committing the offence; and

(f) provide for the imposition of a special penalty for such an offence not exceeding 5 penalty units in relation to any equipment or other article used by or in the possession of a person committing the offence; and

(g) provide that any special penalty may be imposed for an offence in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for the offence.