Inland Fisheries Amendment Act 2007 (TAS)

Inland Fisheries Amendment Act 2007

An Act to amend the Inland Fisheries Act 1995

[Royal Assent 19 December 2007]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Inland Fisheries Amendment Act 2007 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Galaxias cleaveri" from paragraph (e) of the definition of whitebait and substituting "Neochanna cleaveri". 5Section 38 amended (Whitebait licence) Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection: (2A)  A person who has not attained the age of 10 years is not eligible to hold a whitebait licence. 6Section 132 amended (Importing fish) Section 132(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph: (b) any kind or species of live fish; or 7Sections 197A and 197B insertedAfter section 197 of the Principal Act , the following sections are inserted in Division 9: 197AAiding and abetting A person must not aid, abet or induce another person to commit an offence under this Act or any subordinate legislation made under this Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.

197BLimitation on time for complaints Notwithstanding the Justices Act 1959 , a complaint for an offence under this Act or any subordinate legislation made under this Act may be brought at any time within 5 years from the date on which the matter giving rise to the complaint arose.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 14 NOVEMBER 2007

Legislative Council on 15 NOVEMBER 2007]