Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on the following waters—
(a) Port Phillip Bay;
(b) Western Port;
(c) North Arm and Cunninghame Arm of the Gippsland Lakes;
(d) Toorloo Arm and Nowa Nowa Arm of Lake Tyers.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not use a recreational bait net in any of the following waters unless the net is used at least 30 metres from any pier or jetty or at least 400 metres from the mouth of any creek or river in those waters—
(a) Gippsland Lakes, excluding North Arm and Cunninghame Arm;
(b) Lake Tyers, excluding Toorloo Arm and Nowa Nowa Arm;
(c) the Lower Lake of Mallacoota Inlet;
(d) Corner Inlet, Shallow Inlet and Anderson Inlet;
(e) any other marine waters that occur on the seaward side of the entrance of the mouth of any inlet or river.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A person must not use a recreational bait net in or on any river or any other inland waters other than the following waters—
(a) the waters of any lake, reservoir, swamp, marsh or lagoon;
(b) the Curdies River between the Narrows and the Great Ocean Road bridge at Peterborough;
(c) the Fitzroy River downstream from the boat ramp;
(d) the Glenelg River downstream from the southern boundary of the Lower Glenelg National Park;
(e) the Hopkins River downstream from Rowans Lane to within 200 metres of the mouth of the river;
(f) the Merri River downstream from the Princes Highway;
(g) the Snowy River downstream from the Government Wharf at Marlo;
(h) the Surrey River downstream from the Princes Highway at Narrawong;
(i) the Wimmera River downstream from the bridge on the Stawell–Marnoo road to Lake Hindmarsh.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.