129Possession of noxious fish

129 Possession of noxious fish

(1)  Unless otherwise authorised, a person must not possess live noxious fish.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.

(2)  [Section 129 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 37, Applied:30 Apr 2007] It is a defence in proceedings under subsection (1) if the defendant establishes that he or she–

(a) did not introduce the noxious fish into any waters; and

(b) did not maintain the noxious fish in any waters.

(3)  This section does not apply if the fish are in waters in respect of which they are not prescribed as noxious fish.