Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 7) 2000 (WA)

6 October 20001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5589

-PART I

FISHERIES

FI3OV

Fish Resources Management Act 1994

Fish Resources Management Amendment

Regulations (No. 7) 2000

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Fish Resources
Management Amendment Regulations (No. 7)2000.

2.            Part 4 Division SB inserted

After regulation 38C of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995* the following Division is inserted -

Division 5B - Requirements regarding sharks

38D. Interpretation

In this Division -

Penalty: $10 000.

"shark" means shark of the order

(a)	Hexanchtformes;
(b)	Squaljformes;
(c)	Pristiophorformes;
(d)	Squatinformes;
(e)	Heterodontjformes;

(0 Orectolobformes;

(g)	Lamnformes; or
(h)	Carcharhinformes.

38E.	Possession of shark by the master of a boat
(1)	The master of a boat must not be in possession, on the boat, of any shark other than whole shark.

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(2) Despite subregulation (1), the master of a boat may be

in possession, on the boat, of —

(a)	a shark that has been gutted;
(b)	a shark that has had its head removed; or
(c)	parts of a shark, but only if —

(i)     all the parts of the shark; or

(ii)     all the parts of the shark other than a part that may be removed under paragraph (a) or (b),

are on the boat.

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the master of a

boat on which a shark is held or transported is to be

taken to be in possession of the shark.

38F.	Bringing shark ashore
(1)	A person must not bring ashore any shark other than whole shark. Penalty: $10 000.
(2)	Despite subregulation (1), a person may bring ashore —

(a)	a shark that has been gutted;
(b)	a shark that has had its head removed; or
(c)	parts of a shark, but only if —

(i)     all the parts of the shark; or

(ii)     all the parts of the shark other than a part that may be removed under paragraph (a) or (b),

are brought ashore together.

[* Reprinted as at 2 June 2000.

For amendments to 25 September 2000 see Gazette

25 August and 8 September 2000.]

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.