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Fisheries Act 1996

Appointment and powers of fishery officers - Provisions relating to seizure

207: Powers of seizure

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"What happens if a fishery officer thinks you've broken the law: they can stop and seize things"

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You can be stopped by a fishery officer if they think you are breaking the law. They can take things like boats, cars, or fishing gear if they think you used them to break the law. They can also take fish or other sea creatures if they think you caught them illegally. You should know that some parts of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply to this law, including Subpart 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10. They can take other things too, like documents or records, if they think they are evidence of a crime. A fishery officer can seize things if they have good reason to believe they are connected to a crime.

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Part 11Appointment and powers of fishery officers
Provisions relating to seizure

207Powers of seizure

  1. A fishery officer may seize—

  2. any vessel, vehicle or other conveyance, fishing gear, implement, appliance, material, container, goods, equipment, or thing which he or she believes on reasonable grounds is being or has been or is intended to be used in the commission of an offence against this Act:
    1. any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed which he or she believes on reasonable grounds are being, or have been, taken, killed, transported, bought, sold, or found in the possession of any person, in contravention of this Act; or any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed with which such fish, aquatic life, or seaweed have been intermixed:
      1. any article, record, document, or thing which he or she believes on reasonable grounds is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act.

        1. Subparts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.

        2. Repealed

        3. Repealed
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        Notes
        • Section 207(2): replaced, on , by section 250(7) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
        • Section 207(3): repealed, on , by section 250(7) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).
        • Section 207(4): repealed, on , by section 250(7) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).