(1)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone with a shell length less than 140 millimetres from any of the waters within area A.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of any abalone with a shell length less than 140 millimetres in area A or on land within one kilometre of any of the waters within area A unless –

(a) the holder is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(b) the mother boat is in State waters north of an imaginary line running due west from Cape Sorell to the limit of State waters or in Macquarie Harbour or the Channel into Macquarie Harbour; and

(c) the abalone has a shell length not less than 132 millimetres.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(3)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone with a shell length less than 127 millimetres from the northern blacklip area other than the Bass Strait area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(4)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of any abalone with a shell length less than 127 millimetres in the northern blacklip area other than in the Bass Strait area, or on land within one kilometre of any waters within those waters unless –

(a) the holder is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(b) the abalone has a shell length not less than 114 millimetres; and

(c) the abalone was taken in the Bass Strait area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(5)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of abalone with a shell length less than 132 millimetres in the waters of the north-west area or on land within one kilometre of those waters.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(6)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone with a shell length less than 136 millimetres from the Couta Rocks area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(7)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of any abalone with a shell length less than 136 millimetres in the Couta Rocks area or on land within one kilometre of any waters within the Couta Rocks area unless –

(a) the holder is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(b) the abalone has a shell length not less than 132 millimetres.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.

(8)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone with a shell length less than 132 millimetres from the waters of the north-west area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(9)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not have possession of abalone with a shell length less than 138 millimetres in the waters of the east coast area or on land within one kilometre of those waters unless –

(a) those abalone were taken in the northern blacklip area or Bass Strait area; and

(b) those abalone do not have a shell length less than 114 millimetres; and

(c) the holder is undertaking a fishing trip on a mother boat; and

(d) the mother boat is in State waters bounded in the north by the eastern boundary of the northern blacklip area and in the south by an imaginary straight line running due east from the tip of St Helens Point to the limit of State waters or within the waters of Georges Bay.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(10)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take abalone with a shell length less than 138 millimetres from the waters of the east coast area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(11)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 150 millimetres from, or have possession of greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 150 millimetres in, the King Island greenlip area or on land within one kilometre of any of those waters.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(12)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 145 millimetres from, or have possession of greenlip abalone that has a shell length of less than 145 millimetres in, waters other than those in the Perkins Bay greenlip area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(13)  The holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 140 millimetres from, or have possession of greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 140 millimetres in, the Perkins Bay greenlip area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(14)  A person who is not the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not take or have possession of greenlip abalone with a shell length less than 145 millimetres in State waters, other than waters in the north coast greenlip area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(15)  A person must not take abalone with a shell length less than 138 millimetres in the southern area.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(16)  A person who is not the holder of a fishing licence (abalone dive) must not possess any abalone with a shell length less than 138 millimetres in the southern area or on land within one kilometre of any waters within the southern area unless that person –

(a) is the holder of a fish processing licence; or

(b) has bought or received the abalone from a fish merchant.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.