Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) who is not operating in accordance with a Commonwealth authority must not, in State waters, take, or be in possession of, more than– 200 kilograms of any species or type of scalefish covered under the Commonwealth Act, other than the species specified in paragraph (c); or the following amounts of scalefish:10 fish or 40 kilograms, whichever is greater in weight, in total of albacore tuna, skipjack tuna, longtail tuna and Rays bream;2 fish in total of bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna;50 kilograms in total of hapuku, bass and bass groper;50 kilograms of blue-eye trevalla;100 kilograms of blue grenadier;50 kilograms of gemfish;50 kilograms of redfish; or take, or be in possession of, the following fish:billfish; black oreodory; deepwater flathead; king dory; northern bluefin tuna; orange roughy; ox-eye oreodory; smooth oreodory; southern bluefin tuna; spiky oreodory; warty oreodory; yelloweye redfish. Grade 2 penalty.

Subrule (1) does not apply to the holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster).

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not be in possession of more than 3 of any of the species, or type of scalefish, specified in Schedule 9 in State waters. Grade 2 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not, in State waters, take, or be in possession of, more than 250 kilograms in total of all of the following fish:snapper; yellowtail kingfish. Grade 3 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not – take, on a fishing trip, more than – in the eastern region, 100 kilograms of bastard trumpeter; or in the western region, 200 kilograms of bastard trumpeter; or be in possession of – in the eastern region, more than 100 kilograms of bastard trumpeter at any one time; or in the western region, more than 200 kilograms of bastard trumpeter at any one time. Grade 3 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not, in State waters, take more than 300 kilograms of garfish in any one day, including king gar. Grade 3 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not, in State waters, take more than 300 kilograms of jackass morwong in any one day. Grade 3 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not – take, on a fishing trip, more than – in the eastern region, 150 kilograms of striped trumpeter; and in the western region, 250 kilograms of striped trumpeter; or in State waters, be in possession of more than 250 kilograms of striped trumpeter at any one time. Grade 3 penalty.

The holder of a fishing licence (personal) must not, in State waters, take more than 300 kilograms of blue warehou in any one day. Grade 3 penalty.