Commercial fishers required to be licensed
102 Commercial fishers required to be licensed
A person must not take fish for sale from waters to which this Act applies unless the person is authorised to do so by a commercial fishing licence.
Maximum penalty—
in the case of an individual—
1,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
2,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or
in the case of a corporation—
2,000 penalty units for a first offence, or
4,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.
This section does not apply to a member of the crew of a boat licensed under Division 2 who takes fish as an employee or agent of the master of the boat.
Note.
A commercial fishing licence will, under other provisions of this Act, require an endorsement if the holder is to take fish in a share management fishery or in a restricted fishery.
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