whats going to stop them from fishing the closed areas.

27. Offences. A person who contravenes a provision of clause 17, 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 25 or 26 commits an offence, and for the purpose of section 75 of the Act the offences specified are major provisions.

74. Contravention of management plan

A person must not contravene a provision of a management plan, being a provision the contravention of which is specified in the plan to be an offence. Penalty: As provided in sections 75 and 222.



75. General penalty

(1) The general penalty for a contravention of section 74 is —

(a) if the provision of the management plan that is contravened is designated in the plan as a major provision —

(i) for a first offence against that section, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $25,000 and imprisonment for 1 year or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000;

or

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence against that section, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and imprisonment for 2 years or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000;



222. Additional penalty based on value of fish

(1) This section applies to an offence against section 43, 46, 47, 50, 51, 74, 77, 82, 86, 88 or 173 or any prescribed provision of the regulations.



(2) If a court convicts a person of an offence to which this section applies the court must, in addition to any general penalty imposed in respect of the offence, impose on the person an additional penalty equal to 10 times the prescribed value of any fish the subject of the offence.



(3) A court may determine the prescribed value of any fish the subject of the offence by reference to either the weight of the fish or the number of fish.



223. Court may cancel or suspend authorisation

(1) If a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act the court may, in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Act, cancel, or suspend for any period, any authorisation held by the person.



224. Automatic cancellation of authorisation if 3 offences are committed in any 10 year period

(1) If —

(a) the holder of an authorisation, or a person acting for or on behalf of the holder, is convicted of a prescribed offence against this Act; and

(b) in the CEO’s opinion the offence relates to an activity being carried out, or purporting to be carried out, under

the authorisation, the CEO must, as soon as practicable, notify the Registrar of that fact and the Registrar must record the conviction on the register in respect of the authorisation.



(2) If the Registrar records 3 or more convictions in respect of an authorisation in any 10 year period the Registrar must notify the CEO of that fact and the CEO must, by notice in writing given to the holder of the authorisation, cancel the authorisation.

Minister for Fisheries:- A review of the management arrangements for the charter fishing industry will also commence later this year with a view to bringing the sector under a formal management plan in 2009. In the interim, while the majority of the  decisions outlined in this package will apply to the charter sector I am currently considering a case for separate management measures aimed at delivering the necessary reductions in catch while maintaining a viable charter industry.

Has'nt stopped some commercails before from doing the wrong thing,they have to be caught first

The Department of Fisheries’ satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS) continues to be a central compliance tool, enabling positional surveillance and monitoring of commercial vessels.....



The VMS allows for fishery-specific management plan closures to be enforced remotely by triggering an alarm should a boundary be crossed or an unauthorized activity be detected.