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In forceRelease of fish
Part 8Offences
Division 8.1Unauthorised activities
79 Release of fish
(1)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person releases a live fish into public waters; and
(b)
the person does not hold a licence authorising the release of the fish.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2)
This section does not apply if—
(a)
the fish was taken from public waters; and
(b)
the fish is released to the waters from which it was taken; and
(c)
releasing the fish does not contravene a fishing closure.
(3)
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Division 8.2 General offences
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