Fisheries Act 2000

A person commits an offence if—

the person displays fishing gear for sale by retail; and

the gear is prohibited fishing gear; and

the person does not display a retail display sign.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

In this section:

retail display sign means a sign—

containing the following statement:

‘Use of this fishing gear is restricted/prohibited in the ACT’; and

placed prominently so that it can be seen and read easily by a person at or near the display; and

with the statement on the sign printed in—

a colour that contrasts with the background colour of the sign; and

Arial bold typeface in a size not less than 50 point.