CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS
In this regulation " fish " includes all species of bony fish, sharks, rays, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms, but does not include marine mammals or marine reptiles.
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Hide history note4B(2)
This regulation applies to fish, other than fish that are, by virtue of section 131A of the Act, not subject to customs control, that:
(a) have been taken in waters beyond the outer limits of the " Australian fishing zone " within the meaning of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 ; and
(b) have not been landed at a port or place in a country outside Australia;
whether the fish are fresh, smoked, preserved in airtight containers or frozen.
4B(2A)
Despite subregulation (2), this regulation does not apply to fish to which regulation 4BA applies.
4B(3)
The importation of fish, or of parts of fish, to which this regulation applies is prohibited unless the importer produces to the Collector the permission, in writing, of the Minister administering the Fisheries Management Act 1991 .
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