Fisheries Management Act 2007

A person must not—

hinder or use abusive, threatening or insulting language to an authorised person, a person accompanying or assisting a fisheries officer or another person engaged in the administration of this Act; or

fail to comply with a requirement made of the person by a fisheries officer under section 81; or

fail to comply with a direction given to the person by a fisheries officer under section 81; or

in response to a requirement made of the person by a fisheries officer under section 81(1)(e)—

state a name or address that is false; or

produce false evidence of his or her identity; or

in response to a requirement made of the person by a fisheries officer under section 81(1)(f)—fail to give information or answer a question to the best of the person's knowledge, information or belief;

in response to a requirement made of the person by a fisheries officer under section 81(1)(g)—produce a document or record that the person knows, or ought to know, is false or misleading in a material particular; or

by words or conduct, falsely represent that the person is an authorised person. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $5 000.

A person must not assault an authorised person, a person accompanying or assisting a fisheries officer or another person engaged in the administration of this Act. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.