s 79

Release of fish

In force

(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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