No. X.
An Act to protect the Fisheries of New South
| WH E R E A S it is necessary to preserve and secure t he product ion | of fish in t he waters of t h e Colony of N e w South W a l e s and |
| to p reven t fishing wi th ne ts of a cer ta in size in t h e said waters | Be |
i t therefore enacted by t h e Queen ' s Most Excel len t Majesty by a n d with t he advice and consent of t h e Legislat ive Council and Legislat ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in Pa r l i amen t assembled and by t h e au thor i ty of t h e same as follows :—
1. Tha t for t he purposes of th i s Ac t t he year shall be divided in to win te r a n d s u m m e r m o n t h s whereof t h e win te r m o n t h s shall comprise t h e period ex tend ing from a n d inclusive of t h e first day of Apr i l to and inclusive of t h e thirty-first day of A u g u s t and t h e sum m e r m o n t h s shall comprise t he period from a n d inclusive of t he first day of September to a n d inclusive of t he thirty-first day of M a r c h in every year.
| 2. I t shall no t be lawful for a n y person du r ing the said | winter |
m o n t h s in any year to use in any bay es tuary or o ther influxion of t h e sea or in any r iver in N e w South W a l e s for t h e purpose of ca t ch ing any
| fish the re in any n e t | or ne t s t h e | b u n t | of which | shall | exceed | t h i r t y |
| fathoms in l eng th and t h e meshes in t h e b u n t of which shall be w h e n | wet |
| less t h a n one inch a n d a qua r t e r or whereof | each w ing | shal l | exceed |
| t h i r t y fa thoms in l eng th a n d t h e | meshes | of | which | respectively | shal l |
| be less w h e n wet t h a n two inches | a n d | t h e | meshes | of | t he | r e m a i n d e r |
| whereof shal l be less w h e n wet t h a n two inches no r du r ing | the | said |
| s u m m e r m o n t h s in a n y year to use for t h e | purpose | aforesaid | any | n e t |
or ne t s t h e meshes in t h e b u n t of which shall be less w h e n we t t h a n two inches and whereof t h e meshes in t h e r ema inde r shall be less w h e n we t t h a n two inches and a half a n d i t shall no t be lawful for
| any person a t any t i m e to fix or s take any ne t w i th in one mi le | of | t h e |
| shore or a t t h e m o u t h of any r iver and any person commi t t i ng any | of |
| such offences shal l on conviction in | a s u m m a r y m a n n e r | before | any |
| J u s t i c e of t h e Peace forfeit | and pay a pena l ty n o t exceeding | five |
| p o u n d s and such J u s t i c e | m a y | order | every | such | n e t | or | any | por t ion |
| thereof to be destroyed. |
3 . A n y Officer of Cus toms or Police Officer m a y in t h e day t i m e examine any n e t w h e n in use or in any boat ready for use in t h e said Colony and seize a n d t a k e away any ne t which shall no t be in accordance wi th t h e foregoing section of th i s A c t a n d t h e person us ing or abou t to use such ne t shall u p o n convict ion before any one or more Jus t i ces of t h e Peace forfeit and pay a pena l ty of no t more t h a n five pounds and such Jus t i ce is hereby empowered to order such n e t t o be forfeited and destroyed.
| 4. I f any | person shall p u t any l ime or o ther noxious ma te r i a l |
| i n any of such wate r s w i t h i n t en t the reby to destroy in toxicate | or |
| ca tch | any of t h e fish the re in he shal l forfeit | and pay such s u m n o t |
| exceeding twen ty pounds as t he convic t ing J u s t i c e shall t h i n k | fit. |
| 5. A n y person found commi t t ing any offence | against | th i s | A c t |
| m a y be apprehended by any Police Officer | finding | such offender a n d |
| t a k e n before | any | J u s t i c e of t h e | Peace | who m a y hear and | de te rmine |
| t h e same in a s u m m a r y | way. |
| 6. | N o t h i n g in th i s A c t contained shall p revent t h e use of a | n e t |
used solely for p r a w n fishing provided the same shall no t exceed e ight
7. This Act shal l be s tyled and m a y be ci ted as t h e " Fisher ies
| A c t | of | 1 8 6 5 . " | ANNO |