Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 51(1) of the Act, the maximum quantity of mud crabs (brown and
green combined) that a person on a boat in the King Sound may be in possession
of, whether the crabs are on or attached to the boat or any tender or other
vessel operating with or attached to the boat, is —
(a) if
there is only one person on the boat — one day’s bag limit of
those crabs; or
(b) if
there are 2 or more persons on the boat — 4 days’ bag
limit of those crabs.
(2A) For the purposes
of section 51(1) of the Act, the maximum quantity of mud crabs (brown and
green combined) that the master of a boat in the King Sound may be in
possession of on the boat, whether the crabs are on or attached to the boat or
any tender or other vessel operating with or attached to the boat,
is —
(a) if
there is only one person on the boat — one day’s bag limit of
those crabs; or
(b) if
there are 2 or more persons on the boat — 4 days’ bag
limit of those crabs.
(2) In any proceedings
for an offence under section 51(2) of the Act in the circumstances
referred to in subregulation (1) it is a defence for the person charged
to prove that the person was the master of a commercial passenger boat not
used for fishing.
(3) Despite
subregulations (1) and (2A), the master of a boat in the King Sound that is
not a fishing boat must ensure that the quantity of mud crabs (brown and green
combined) that is on or attached to the boat and any tender or other vessel
operating with or attached to the boat is not more than —
(a) if
there is only one person on the boat — one day’s bag limit of
those crabs; or
(b) if
there are 2 or more persons on the boat — 4 days’ bag
limit of those crabs.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000 and the penalty
provided in section 222 of the Act.
(4) In this
regulation —
King Sound means the waters of King Sound and the
Fitzroy River and their tributaries, south of 17° 27′ south
latitude.
[Regulation 17A inserted in Gazette
22 Dec 2005 p. 6220‑1; amended in Gazette 1 Mar 2011
p. 670‑1; 24 Feb 2012 p. 802.]