(1) A person must not remove any abalone from its packaging.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who—
(a) removes packaging from abalone at a place where the abalone is to be consumed; or
(b) is acting in accordance with an authority of the Secretary under subregulation (3).
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(b), the Secretary may, in writing, authorise a person to remove abalone from its packaging, if the Secretary considers it necessary or reasonable in the circumstances of a particular case.
(4) The Secretary must specify in an authority under subregulation (3)—
(a) the place at which the authority applies; and
(b) the period during which the authority applies; and
(c) the circumstances in which the authority applies; and
(d) any conditions which apply to the authority.