Inland Fisheries Regulations 2019
15Minimum size limits
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15 Minimum size limits
(1) In this regulation –
flounder means fish of the family Pleuronectidae.
(2) A person must not take from inland waters or excepted waters –
(a) a blackfish that is less than 220 millimetres in length; or
(b) a flounder that is less than 250 millimetres in length; or
(c) a bream that is less than 250 millimetres in length; or
(d) a freshwater eel that is less than 300 millimetres in length.
Penalty: Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units and a special penalty of 1 penalty unit for each fish.
(3) A person must not take a salmon that is less than 220 millimetres in length from any of the following waters:
(a) Huntsman Lake;
(b) Lake Burbury;
(c) Lake Gordon;
(d) Lake King William;
(e) Lake Pedder;
(f) any river.
Penalty: Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units and a special penalty of 1 penalty unit for each fish.
(4) A person must not take a salmon that is less than 400 millimetres in length from any of the following waters:
(a) Bruisers Lagoon;
(b) Camerons Lagoon;
(c) [Regulation 15 Subregulation (4) amended by S.R. 2025, No. 18, Applied:14 May 2025] . . . . . . . .
(d) Penstock Lagoon.
Penalty: Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units and a special penalty of 1 penalty unit for each fish.
(5) Subject to subregulations (3) and (4) , a person must not take a salmon that is less than 300 millimetres in length from any natural or artificial lake, reservoir, tarn, pond, pool, swamp, marsh, dam or waterhole containing water.