Use or possession of spear gun not permitted in certain waters
120 Use or possession of spear gun not permitted in certain waters
A person must not use or possess a spear gun in or on inland waters.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
A person must not use or possess a spear gun in or on the waters of Anderson Inlet, Corner Inlet, Curdies Inlet, the Gippsland Lakes, Lake Tyers, Mallacoota Inlet, Shallow Inlet, Tamboon Inlet or Wingan Inlet.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
A person must not use or possess a spear gun in or on waters that are within 30 metres from any pier, jetty or wharf or the mouth of any creek or river.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
This regulation does not apply to a person who—
uses or possesses a spear gun in or on the following waters in the Gippsland Lakes—
the waters within 20 metres of the rocky groynes off Rigby Island;
the waters within 20 metres of the barriers in Hopetoun Channel situated west of Barrier Landing;
the waters within 50 metres of any of the compass beacons in Eagle Point Bay;
the waters of Lake Victoria between the lines running from Wattle Point to Trouser Point and from Waddy Point to Pelican Point; or
possesses a spear gun in a boat that is proceeding by the most direct route to or from a launching point, boat ramp or mooring to waters in which the use of a spear gun is permitted.
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