Fisheries Amendment Regulation (No. 10) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 476 Fisheries Act 1994 FISHERIES AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 10) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of s 42 (Restrictions on writing fishery symbols on authorities allowing the use of boats in commercial fisheries) . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 66 (Prohibited ways of taking fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Closed seasons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Closed waters—commercial fishing) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Amendment of sch 3 (Closed waters—recreational fishing) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of sch 13 (Net fisheries (Commercial)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Insertion of new sch 13, pt 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 5A—NET FISHERY (GULF OF CARPENTARIA No. 2) Division 1—Preliminary 68A Fishery symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 68B Fishery area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 68C What fish may be taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 68D Permitted ways of taking fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 68E Time quota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Division 2—Use of nets 68F Use of nets in the fishery area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 Division 3—Miscellaneous 68G Use of primary commercial fishing boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 68H Use of tender commercial fishing boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 68I Permitted distance for an assistant fisher to be under direction . . . 7 11 Amendment of sch 17 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

s1 3 s5 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Fisheries Amendment Regulation (No. 10) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Fisheries Regulation 1995 . ˙ Amendment of s 42 (Restrictions on writing fishery symbols on authorities allowing the use of boats in commercial fisheries) 3. Section 42— insert— ‘ (5) The Authority must not write the fishery symbol ‘N3’ and the fishery symbol ‘N9’ on the same primary commercial fishing boat licence.’. ˙ Amendment of s 66 (Prohibited ways of taking fish) 4.(1) Section 66(e)— renumber as section 66(f). (2) Section 66— insert— ‘(e) using a power assisted device to set or use a net mentioned in schedule 13, part 5 or 5A;’. ˙ Amendment of sch 1 (Closed seasons) 5. Schedule 1, section 3, ‘midnight’— omit, insert— ‘midday’.

s6 4 s9 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (Closed waters—commercial fishing) 6. Schedule 2, section 41(a), ‘species of’— omit . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Closed waters—recreational fishing) 7. Schedule 3, section 40(a), ‘species of’— omit . ˙ Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) 8.(1) Schedule 10, item 16(c)(ix) to (xiii)— renumber as subparagraphs (x) to (xiv). (2) Schedule 10, item 16(c)(viii)— omit, insert — ‘(viii)net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria No. 1) . . . . . . (ix) net fishery (Gulf of Carpentaria No. 2) . . . . . . 869.30 869.30’. ˙ Amendment of sch 13 (Net fisheries (Commercial)) 9.(1) Schedule 13, sections 3(2)(b), 12(2) and 55 ‘species of’— omit . (2) Schedule 13, part 5, heading, after ‘Gulf of Carpentaria’— insert— ‘ No. 1 ’. (3) Schedule 13, section 56— insert— ‘ (6) A power assisted device may only be used with a set mesh net or seine net.’. (4) Schedule 13, section 59(1), ‘it’— omit.

s 10 5 s 10 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 ˙ Insertion of new sch 13, pt 5A 10. Schedule 13— insert— ‘ PART 5A—NET FISHERY (GULF OF CARPENTARIA No. 2) ‘ Division 1—Preliminary ˙ ‘ Fishery symbol ‘ 68A. The fishery symbol is ‘N9’. ˙ ‘ Fishery area ‘ 68B. The fishery area comprises the tidal waters in the Gulf of Carpentaria between the 25 n mile line and the 6 n mile line and south of latitude 10°48'. ˙ ‘ What fish may be taken ‘ 68C. Only the following fish may be taken— (a) black or spotted jewfish; (b) blue salmon; (c) grey mackerel; (d) jewel fish; (e) king salmon; (f) queenfish; (g) spotted grunter bream (grunter); (h) other fish (other than barramundi) taken while taking fish mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g).

s 10 6 s 10 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 ˙ ‘ Permitted ways of taking fish ‘ 68D.(1) Fish may only be taken by using a mesh net. ‘ (2) A power assisted device may only be used with a net if— (a) no more than 1200 m of the net is attached to the device; and (b) all other nets on board a boat from which the net is used are stowed and secured. ˙ ‘ Time quota ‘ 68E. A net may only be used other than during the closed season for barramundi. 1 ‘ Division 2—Use of nets ˙ ‘ Use of nets in the fishery area ‘ 68F.(1) A net may only be used in the fishery area if the net is not longer than 600 m and has a mesh size of at least 162.5 mm but no more than 245 mm. ‘ (2) The line thickness of a net must not be less than 0.9 mm. ‘ (3) A ring net must not be used. ‘ (4) Two nets may only be joined and used as a single net if— (a) they are used in waters deeper than 20 m; and (b) the combined length of the nets is no more than 1200 m. ‘ (5) A person using a net must be within 100 m of it. 1 For the closed season, see schedule 1, section 1 (Barramundi—Gulf of Carpentaria).

s 11 7 s 11 Fisheries Amendment (No. 10) No. 476, 1997 ‘ Division 3—Miscellaneous ˙ ‘ Use of primary commercial fishing boats ‘ 68G. A primary commercial fishing boat must not be longer than 14 m. ˙ ‘ Use of tender commercial fishing boats ‘ 68H. A tender commercial fishing boat must not be used more than 800 m from its primary commercial fishing boat. ˙ ‘ Permitted distance for an assistant fisher to be under direction ‘ 68I. The permitted distance for an assistant fisher to be under direction is 800 m.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 17 (Dictionary) 11. Schedule 17, part 1— insert — ‘ “power assisted device” means an electrical or mechanical device for setting or retrieving fishing apparatus. “the 6 n mile line” means a line parallel to the territorial sea baseline and 6 n miles out to sea.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 18 December 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 19 December 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry. © State of Queensland 1997