Fish Protection Regulations (ACT)

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT. '

Regulations under the Fish Protection Ordinance

1929-1931.

I ARTHOJR BLAKELEY, the Minister of State, for Home Affairs, , in pursuance of the.powers conferred lipon.ine by, tho'':Fish

Protection Ordino.nce- 1929-1931, hereby make the following Regulations

to come into operation forthwith. • " .	. . • '.
Dated this twenty-fourth day. of- January, 1931".	_"•_••

ARTHUR BLAKELEY •-.. • /.

Minister of State for Hoihe Affairs.

; : , , [ ! . ' . F ISH PROTECTION REGULATION'S.

'•''.'".% These Eegulations may _ he cited as the Fish Protection short title.

Regulations. . .

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2. The Fish Protection (Close.Season) Regulations made under the Bspcai.

Fish Protection Ordinance 1929 on the 28th day of March, 1929, are repealed.

3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Definitions. •

" Civic Administrator "means the'Civic Administrator appointed

in pursuance of the Advisory Council Ordinance 1930;

,;•;;	" Inspector," means an Inspector appointed under section six of the Ordinance arid includes, any officer appointed under] or having the powers of an officer appointed' urider that
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section; . . . . . , , • • . . , • . •

" licence " means a licence under these Regulations;

" Registrar '"• means the Registrar of Fishing Licences appointed

under section- six of the Ordinance and includes any.Deputy

Registrar of Fishing Licences; ' . ,

" the Ordinance" means the Fish. Protection Ordinance

1929-1931; 'arid .-• •, ' ::

" trout" includes all non-indigenous fish of the family

Salmomdae.

4.—(1.) A. person' shallnot take, or attempt to take, in'any Waters, Licences. '

by any means whatever, any fish unless he is licensed in that behalf;

,(2.) Subject to these Regulations, the Registrar may issue.to any person, a licence authorizing him to take fish by means of .a rod and line arid a landing net or gaff (consisting of a plain metal hook without a barb) used in connexion with the rod and line.

(3.) A licence may be in the form set out in the Schedule to these

Regulations, but such form may be varied • as the Civic Administrator

from' time to time directs. ' • .

(4.) A licence shall specify the time for which it is available.

(5.) A licence shall not be transferable...

in any place or: at any time, or for any species of fish, except in (6.) A licence shall riot be construed to confer any right '• to fish

accordance with these Regulations. ,

(7.) This regulation shall not apply to the Territory of Jervis Bay unless and until the Minister, by notice published iri the Gazette, ,;

declares it so to apply. . •' ,' : j' .

5.—(l.) The Registrar may— .

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(a) refuse to grant a licence or the renewal of a licence to any ^ S o n " ? 1

person who, in his opinion, is unfit to hold a licence; Ĵ ffi*cases

and

(b) cancel, or suspend for such period as he thinks fit, any

licence issued to any person, who, in his opinion, is unfit

to hold a licence.

(2.) Any licence cancelled under this regulation shall be of no effect and any licence suspended under this regulation shall cease to ho of any effect during the period of suspension.

6.—(1.) Any Inspector 'may require any person found fishing to inspection of

produce his licence.	licences.
(2.) Any such person who fails to produce his licence forthwith or to give a reasonable excuse for the non-production thereof shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Two pounds. . .

during the period .coinrnencing on the fourteenth day; of April and 7.—(1.) The taking of trout by any means whatever, in any waters cioso seasons.

ending on the thirty-first, day of October in Teach year, is prohibited:
Provided that , ' in any year iri which Easter. is later than the
thirteenth day of April, the period during which the taking of trout

is prohibited by this sub-regulation shall Commence on the first

Wednesday following that Easter. " • ; . . . '

(2.) The taking, by any means whatever, in the waters of the Murmmbidgee River or the Molonglo River, during the period com- mencing on the fourteenth day of Apri l and ending on the thir t ie th day of November in each year, of any of the following kinds or species of fish, is prohibited:—•

Murray Cod (Oligorus macguariensis).

Trout Cod {Oligorus mitchelli). •-. . .

Golden Perch {Pleotroplites ambiguus).

Silver Perch (Terapon	elliptious).
Macquarie Perch (Macquaria austrdlasioa).	i
Catfish (C'opidoglanis tandanus).
River Blackfish (Gadopsis	marmoratus).

Provided that, in any year in which Eas ter is later than the
thirteenth day of Apri l , the period during which the taking of fish

is prohibited by this sub-regulation shall; commence on the first

Wednesday following tha t Easter . . • .

(3.) A person shall not, at any time, take any fish by any means

from the waters of tha t port ion of the Coree Creek, together wi th i ts
affluents, which lies aboye its junction with Lees Creek. .

whatever, from the waters of the Condor Creek and its affluents or !

(4 . ) The taking of Austral ian Bass, by any means whatever, . in
any waters of the Ter r i to ry of Jervis Bay, dur ing the period commencing

on the first day of May and ending on the thir t ieth day of September

in each year, is prohibited. ' .

Penalty Jor

taking or	8.—(1.) Any person who, in any period during which the taking
attempting to	of any kind or species of fish from any waters is prohibited, takes in Pena l ty : Five pounds in respect of each and every fish so taken. , (2.) Any person who at tempts so to take any such fish shall be
take iisti
unlawfully.	those waters any fish of that kind or species shal l .be guilty of. an offence.
guilty of an offence.

Pena l ty :  Pive pounds.

of fishes.	9.—r(l.) Any person who, : without lawful authori ty j takes, buys, sells, or offers or exposes for- sale, or has in his possession, or' on his premises, or in his boat, any fish of any kind, or species mentioned hereunder of a less size than tha t set opposite the name of such fish shall be guilty of an offence.
"Pena l ty : For the first offence T w o . pounds, and for the second or any subsequent offence, P ive pounds, in respect of each and every fish so taken, bought, sold, offered, or exposed for sale, or in the possession of any such person:—

Lawful lengths

Common Name. . Species. Inches.

Catfish (Freshwater Catfish)	Oopidoglanis	tandanus	'-•• . 8'
Australian	Bass	(Eastern	Fresh-
water Perch)	Pcroalates	fluriatitis	'J

Golden Perch (Yellow-belly) Pleotroplites ambiguus . , 9

Macquarie Perch (Mountain Perch)	Macquaria	australasica	S
Murray	Cod	. . .	. .

Oligorus macquariensis . , 15

Trout Cod Oligorus mitchelli . . 10

Silver Perch (Grunter) . . Terapon elliptious . . • 8

River	Blackfish	(Slippery)	Gadopsis	marmoratus	7
Brown	Trout	: .	Balmo fario	)0

Rainbow Trout . . . , .... Salmo irideus . . 10

Long-finned Eel (Spotted Eel)	. .	Anyuilla	reinhardiii.	. .	12
Short-finned Eel (Unspotted Eel) . .	Anguilla	australis	•.	. .	12

(2.) For the purpose of this regulation, the length of any fish shall be taken to m e a n ' t h e measurement from the point of ' the snout to the end of the tail.

llemoval of fish,	10. Any person who, without the permission' in wri t ing of the Civic Administrator, removes any fish from one water to another, or liberates, in any waters of the Terr i tory, fish obtained from outside the Terr i tory,
shall be guilty of an offence. • • •' .' • • . . . -

Pena l t y :  Ten pounds. • • '' •' •-.

Unclean fish, 11. Any person who—

(a ) wilfully takes or attempts to takes from any waters any

unclean fish, or the young of fish; or

(&) buys, sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or has in his possession, or on his premises, o r in his boat, any unclean fish, or the young of fish, or any fish or pa r t of any fish taken in •..contravention of the Ordinance or. .these

Regulations'; •. ..

shall be guilty of an offence, , . ' . . ' ' • . • - ' . .

Pena l t y :  P i f ty pounds, ' ' • - ; •. •• - '

12. Any person who buys, sells, or offers or exposes for sale any Fresh water fish.

fresh water fish taken from any waters in the Territory slinll be guilty

of an offence. L. .

Penal ty : Fifty pounds.

T H E S C H E D U L E .

Regulat ion 4.

T H E TERRITORY FOR ™ E S E A T OF GOVERNMENT.

Fish Protection Ordinance 1929-1931.

F i sh Protec t ion Regulat ions .

A N G L E R ' S L I C E N C E F O R *

Subject to the provisions of the F i sh Pro tec t ion Regula t ions m a d e under

the Fish Protection Ordinance 1929-1931 of

* '.' I . . . . " . . : . . . . . . . . . " , is hereby licensed to 'fish in the

following waters of the Ter r i to ry for the Sea t of Government for t h e , p e r i o d

from the day of 19 , to the day

of 19 •

Description	of	Witters.
—Regis t ra r of F ish ing Licences.

State whether raalo angler, female angler or boy aDgler under 17 years of age.