Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 175A

175A .         Mandatory maximum sentences for individuals convicted of third or subsequent offences under s. 174 or 175

        (1)         If an individual is convicted of —

            (a)         a third or subsequent offence against section 174(1); or

            (b)         a third or subsequent offence against section 175(1),

                the court sentencing the offender must, despite any other written law but subject to the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 46(5a), impose both —

            (c)         the maximum fine; and

            (d)         the maximum term of imprisonment,

                that may be imposed by a court under section 174(1) or  175(1), as the case requires.

        (2)         For the purpose of determining whether an individual has been convicted of —

            (a)         a third or subsequent offence against section 174(1), a conviction of an offence against section 175(1) is taken to be a conviction of an offence against section 174(1); or

            (b)         a third or subsequent offence against section 175(1), a conviction of an offence against section 174(1) is taken to be a conviction of an offence against section 175(1).

        [Section 175A inserted by No. 28 of 2007 s. 6.]