# Prescribed laws relating to control of fishing

> reg-5.18 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.18 Prescribed laws relating to control of fishing
               For the purposes of paragraph 262(1)(b) of the Act (specifying laws that, if
               broken by a non-citizen in certain circumstances, will render the non-citizen
               liable to repay costs to the Commonwealth), the following laws are prescribed:
                 (a) the following laws of the Commonwealth:
                        (i) the Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Act 1968;
                       (ii) the Fisheries Act 1952;
                      (iii) the Fisheries Management Act 1991;
                      (iv) the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984;
                 (b) the following laws of Queensland:
                        (i) the Fisheries Act 1976;
                       (ii) the Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Act 1982;
                 (c) the Fisheries Act 1905 of Western Australia.