6Prohibition on taking, &c., of whales

6 Prohibition on taking, &c., of whales

(1)  Subject to section 7 , a person shall not, without a permit –

(a) take a whale;

(b) obtain a product of a whale that has been taken in contravention of this Act;

(c) buy or sell a product of a whale; or

(d) remove or cause or allow to be removed from the State a whale or a product of a whale.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.

(2)  Subject to section 7 , a person shall not, without a permit, interfere with a whale.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

(3)  Subject to section 7 , a person shall not have in his possession a whale or a product of a whale where the whale has been taken in contravention of this Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.

(4)  A person shall not buy or sell a whale.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.

(5)  A person who takes a live whale without a permit and without contravening this Act shall release the whale immediately unless it is killed in circumstances of a kind referred to in section 7 .

(6)  A person who fails to comply with subsection (5) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.