Victorian Numbered Regulations

FISHERIES REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 2 OF 2009) - REG 245

    (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.