Fisheries Act 1994

This section applies if fisheries resources are seized under this Act and an inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that the fisheries resources have been taken unlawfully.

If the fisheries resources are alive, the inspector may immediately return them to the wild or, if appropriate, the place from which they were taken.

If the fisheries resources are dead and the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that they are putrid, unfit for sale, of no value or of insufficient value to justify their sale, the inspector may immediately dispose of the fisheries resources in a way decided by the inspector.

Before the inspector returns fisheries resources under subsection (2) or disposes of fisheries resources under subsection (3), the inspector must make a record identifying the species, quantity, and form of the fisheries resources.

If the person from whom the fisheries resources are seized asks the inspector for a copy of a record made under subsection (4), the inspector must give the person a copy of the record.