Conservation Act 1987

Infringement offences - Infringement offences - Fisheries

51I: Fishing in closed season

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"Don't fish for certain types of fish during their closed season"

If you want to go fishing, you need to check if it is the right time of year for the type of fish you want to catch. During the closed season for a species of fish, you must not take or catch that type of fish. You also must not have the fish in your possession, or hurt or disturb it in any way, as determined under section 26ZP. If you do not follow this rule, you will commit an infringement offence. You have to follow the rules about closed seasons for different types of fish to avoid getting in trouble.

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Part 6AInfringement offences
Infringement offences: Fisheries

51IFishing in closed season

  1. A person must not, during the period of a closed season for a species of fish determined under section 26ZP, take, have in the person’s possession, or in any way injure or disturb a fish of that species.

  2. A person who fails to comply with this section commits an infringement offence.

Notes
  • Section 51I: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).