Amendment of the Fish Protection Regulations (ACT)

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT

OF GOVERNMENT.

Regulations under the Fish Protection Ordinance

1929-1935.

T J A M E S A I T C H I S O N J O H N S T O N H U N T E R , a Member of the

1 , Federal Executive Council, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State for the Interior, in pursuance of the powers conferred

by the Seat of Government (Administration) Ordinance 1930-1933,

and the Fish Protection Ordinance 1929-1935 hereby make the following

Regulations.

Dated this seventeenth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and

thirty-five.

J . A. J . H U N T E R ,

for Minister of State for the Interior.

A M E N D M E N T O F T H E F I S H P R O T E C T I O N R E G U L A T I O N S .

1. Regulation 4 of the Fish Protection Regulations is amended by L,c™ce8-

omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words " in the form set out in the Schedule" and inserting in their stead the words " in accordance with Form A in the Firs t Schedule ".

2.   Regulation 4A of the Fish Protection Regulations is amended— Fees. ( a ) hy adding at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the following:—

s. d.

" Licence for boat or launch used

or intended to be used for

taking fish for sale . . 5 0 per anuum

or

2 6 per half year.

Licence for person taking or

attempting to take fish for

sale . . . . . . 5 0 per annum

or

2      6 per half year ." ;

and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—•
" (3.) No fee shall bo payable under this regulation by any

aboriginal native of Australia resident in the Territory of Jervis

Bay.".

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3.   Regulation 9 of the Fish Protection Regulations is amended— (a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words after

the word " person" (second occurring) and inserting in

their stead the following :—

" (1) F I S H E S — M A R I N E OK FLUVIO-MAKINE.

Common name.	Specieb;.	Length.
Inches.

Surgeant Baker Latropiscis milesii 10

Slender Long-tom Lewiniohthys ferox . . 12

Stout Long-torn	Lhotskia	macleayana	12
Sea Garfish	Reporhamphus	australis	8i
River Garfish	Reporhamphus	regularis
n
Short-beaked Garfish	Arrhampns	solerolepis	71
Sea Mullet (including Hard-gut and	Sfugil dobula	12

" B u l l y " )

Flat-tail (or Fantail) Mullet Liza argentea 9

Sand Mullet (Tallegalane or Myxus elongatus 9

" L a n o " )

Silver Mullett (Silver Flat)	Mugil	georgii	8
Yellow-eyo Mullet	Agonosiomus	forsteri	9
Short-finned Pike	Sphyraena	novaehollandiae	9
Striped Pike	Sphyraena	obtusata	9
Blackfish	Oirella tricuspidata	. .	10
Rock B'laekfish	Girellipiscis elevatus . .	9
Estuary Perch	Percolates	colonorwn..	9

Black Rock Cod	Epinephelus	damelii	..	13
Long-finned Pike	Dinolestes	lewini	9

Sand Whiting Sillago ciliata 91

Trumpeter Whitir g Sillago maculata 8

" (1) F I S H E S — M A R I N E OR F L U V I O - H A R I N E — c o n t i n u e d .

Common name.	Species.	Length.
Inches .

School	( l l e d - s p o t t e d )	W h i t i n g	Sillayo	b'.issensis	8
S p o t t e d	W h i t i n g	. .	Siltaginodcs	punctutiis	94

J ewf i sh	. .	Hciacna	aiitarotica	15
T e r a g l i n	Zehtco	atelodits	13

A u s t r a l i a n S a l m o n or " B u c k " (in- Arripis trutta 9

c l u d i n g so-called " S a l m o n - t r o u t '

o r " N e w f i s h " )

Red M o r w o n g o r S e a C a r p Cheilodactylus fuscus 9

S n a p p e r ( i n c l u d i n g " Cockneys , ' Ohrysophrys guttulatus 9

R e d B r e a m , a n d S q u i r e )

B l a c k	B r e a m	liouyhleyia	australis	9
T a r w h i n e	lioughlcyia	tarwhine	8
B u t l e r	F i s h	Scatopliagus	•multifasciulus	7

Blue	Grope r	Achoerodus	youldii	. .	12
Red or	B r o w n	Qrope r	Achoerodus	badius	12
Kingflali	Ifegificola	grandis	14
T r e v a l l y	Usacuran.v	vobilis	9
T a i l e r	Pomatomus	pcdica	9

Common Macke re l Scomber australasicits 0

Hor se Macke re l . . Sanla australis 9

La rge - too thed	F l o u n d e r	Pscudorhombtis	arsius	9
S m a l l - t o o t h e d	F l o u n d e r	PseudorJwmbuS	multimaculatus	9
Long- snou ted	F l o u n d e r	Ammotretis	rostratvs	8
B l a c k	Sole	Spnaptwa	nigra	S

Ifuboralga jacksonievsis

Red Rock Cod 9

'1'rudiis cacruleopunctatus

S a n d F l a t h e a d 13

Neoplatycephalus muorodon . .

T ige r F l a t h e a d 13

7'lunipiora fusca

Common or D u s k y F l a t h e a d 13

Longitrudh lougispinis

Long-sp ined ( S p i k e y ) F l a t h e a d 9

Purrupisois voluccr . .

K u m u ( R e d ) G u r n a r d

Pterygotrigla- polyommata

Sha rp -beaked G u r n a r d

(2 ) F I S H E S — F H E S H W A T E R .

l i ' reshwater H e r r i n g Potamalosa richmondiu a

Bony B r e a m or H a i r - b a c k e d H e r r i n g Wematalosa ercbi U

F r e s h w a t e r Catfish Tandanvs tandanus .. 8

A u s t r a l i a n G r a y l i n g Prototroctes maracnu 9

F r e s h w a t e r M u l l e t ( " S t r e a m e r " or Trachystoma petardi •J

" P i n k e y e " )

A u s t r a l i a n B a s s ( E a s t e r n " F r e s h - Pcrcalatcs iioremaculeatns 9

w a t e r " P e r c h )

Golden	P e r c h	or	Yel low-bel ly	Plectroplites	macquariensis	9
M a c q u a r i e	(o r	M o u n t a i n )	P e r c b	ilacquaria	australasica	8
M u r r a y	o r	T r o u t	Cod	Maccullochella	macquariensis	15

S i lve r	P e r c h	( " G r u n t e r " )	Teropon	bidyanus	8
R ive r	Blackf ish	( " S l i p p e r y " )	Gadopsis	mannoratiis	7

Brown	T r o u t	Salmo	fario	10
S a l m o n	T r o u t	Salmo	criox	10
R a i n b o w	T r o u t	Salmo	irideus	10

B r o o k	Cl iar r	( A m e r i c a n	Brook	T r o u t )	Salrelinus	fontiuulis	10
Long-finned	o r	S p o t t e d	Eel	Anguilla	rcinhardtii	..	12

Shor t - f inned	or	U n s p o t t e d	Eel	Angtdlla-	australis	12
and

(i>) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead

the following sub-regulation:—

" (2.) For the purposes of this regulation—

(«) the length of any Garfish shall be taken to menu the

measurement from the tip of the upper jaw to the end
of the upper half of the tail; and

(b) the length of any other fish shall be taken to mean the measurement from the point of the snout to the end of the tail."

4. After regulation 12 of the Fish Protection Regulations, the

following regulations are inserted:—

Nets used for	" 13.—(1.) Every net used for the purpose of taking marine or (2.) Any person who uses, for the purpose of taking marine or fluvio-marine fish, a net which is not in accordance with the require- ments of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
taking marine
or fluvio-	fluvio-marine fish shall comply with the conditions as to length and
marine It'll'.	depth of net, size of mesh, and length of hauling lines specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

Penalty: Two pounds.

Method of	"14.—(1.) A net containing fish shall not be dragged or drawn ashore in such a way or to such distance from the water as to prevent underweight or undersize fish from escaping through the mesh or by the wings of the net into the water or to allow underweight fish to remain on the shore.
dragging or
drawing nets*

(2.) Any person who drags or draws ashore any net containing nsh in a manner other than as set out in this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Two pounds.

section twenty-four E of the Fish Protection Ordinance 1929-1935 shallllcence- " 15. A licence issued in pursuance of section twenty-four n or Form of

be in accordance with Form B or Form 0 in the First Schedule to these Regulations, as the case may be, • and shall, subject to these Regulations, remain in force for such period as is specified in the licence.

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5.  The Schedule to the Fish Protection Regulations is amended— First Schedule. (a) by omitting the heading " The Schedule." and inserting in

its stead the heading " The First Schedule.";

(J>) by inserting above the word and figure "Regulation 4 " the

word and letter " Form A.";

(c) By omitting the figures " 1 9 3 1 " (wherever occurring) and

inserting in their, stead the figures "1935 " ; and

" FORM B. (d) by inserting after Form A the following forms:—

Regulation 15.

Licence No

Date of expiry

T H E TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

Fish Protection Ordinance 1929-1935.

F I S H PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

BOAT OR LAUNCH LICENCE.

Subject to the provisions of tlie Fish Protection Regulations made under the Fish Proteotion Ordinance 1929-1935, the boat or launch* herein described is hereby licensed to he used for taking fish for sale from the waters of t ha t part of the Jervis Bay Territory which lie to the east of a line drawn between Bristol Point and Plantation Point from the day of 19 ,

to the day of 19

Description of Boat or Launch.

Name of boat or launch*
Name of owner of boat or launch*
Length of boat or launch*

Beam
Registration number

Colour •

Registrar of Fishing Licences.

* Strike out word which is inapplicable.

NOTE.—.The length and lleam of the boat or launch is required to be given in feet.

" F O R M 0.

Regulation 15.

Licence No "...

Date of «xpiry

T H E TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

Fish, Protection Ordinance 1929-1935.

F I S H PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

FISHERMAN'S LICENCE.

Subject to the provisions of the Fish Protection Regulation^ made under tho

Fisli Protection Ordinance 1929-1935 of

is hereby licensed to take fish for sale from that part of the waters of tho Jervis Bay Territory which lie to the east of a line drawn between Bristol Point and Plantation Point from the day of 19 , to the

day of 19 .

Registrar of Fishing Licences.".

6. Af t e r the F i r s t Schedu le t he fo l lowing Schedu le is added :— Second

" T H E SECOND SCHEDULE. Schedule.

SEA GAMTISH NETS.

Total length of net not exceeding 150 fathoms.
Length of bunt not more than one-third of the total length of net.
Mesh of bunt not less than 1J inches.
Length of each wing not less than the length of the bunt, nor less than one-

third of the total length of the net. Mesh of wings not less than 2 inches. Length of hauling-lines not "exceeding 150 fathoms each.

HAULING-NET FOR TIDAL RIVERS AND TIDAL WATERS OTHER THAN LAKES.

Total length of net not exceeding 200 fathoms.
Length of bunt not exceeding one-third of the total length of net.
Mesh of bunt not less than 2 inches.

Length of each wing not less than the length of the bunt, nor less than

one-third of the total length of net.

Mesh of each wing not less than 3 inches.

Length of hauling lines not exceeding 150 fathoms each.

MESUING N E T FOR TIDAL WATERS.

Total length of net nat exceeding 400 fathoms..
Mesh of three-fourths of any length of net in use not less than 3 inches.
Mesh of remaining fourth of any such net in use not less than 2^ inches.".