Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 45

45 .         Demersal scalefish in West Coast Region, closed season for recreational fishing for

        (1)         In this regulation —

        closed season means the period from 15 October to 15 December, both dates inclusive, in any year;

        demersal scalefish means any fish listed in the Table.

Table

Cod	Hapuku
Cod, Grey Banded Rock	Nannygai
Coral Trout	Parrot Fish
Coronation Trout	Seaperch, Tropical
Dhufish, West Australian	Snapper, Pink
Emperor and Seabream	Snapper, Queen (Blue Morwong)
Emperor, Red (Government Bream)	Snapper, Red (Redfish)
Foxfish, Western and Pigfish	Swallowtail
Groper, Baldchin	Trevalla
Groper, Bass	Tuskfish
Groper, Western Blue

        (2)         During the closed season a person must not —

            (a)         fish for demersal scalefish in the West Coast Region; or

            (b)         be in possession of demersal scalefish on a boat in the waters of the West Coast Region; or

            (c)         bring onto land in the West Coast Region any demersal scalefish.

        Penalty: For a first offence a fine of $5 000 or, for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $10 000 and, for any offence, the penalty provided in section 222 of the Act.

        (3)         Subregulation (2) does not apply to or in respect of demersal scalefish taken for a commercial purpose in accordance with an authorisation.

        [Regulation 45 inserted in Gazette 29 Sep 2009 p. 3866‑7.]

[Division 7: Heading and r. 46‑54 deleted in Gazette 1 Oct 2003 p. 4303; r. 55 deleted in Gazette 11 Feb 2003 p. 412.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 2 Jan 1998 p. 25.]