Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 (Qld)

Queensland Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Subordinate Legislation 2013 No. 270 made under the FisheriesAct1994 Contents Part 1 1 Part 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 34B (Prohibited activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 89 (Exception for Trinity Bay regulated waters) . 3 Amendment of s 204 (Types of permits). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 218A (Restriction on issue of general fisheries permit for taking fish in particular regulated waters). . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 233 (Authorisation—assistant fisher) . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 242 (General conditions of a commercial fisher licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 627 (Using boats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 630 (Carrying fish taken for trade or commerce) 6 Insertion of new ch 14, pt 7, div 4, sdiv 1, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Subdivision 1 VMS exemption notice Amendment of s 684 (Application of div 4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Insertion of new ch 14, pt 7, div 4, sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Subdivision 2 Application for limited VMS exemption 686A Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Contents 14 15 16 Part 3 17 18 Part 4 19 20 21 22 686B Making VMS exemption application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686C Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686D Information notice about refusal of VMS exemption application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686E Effect of approval of VMS exemption application . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Regulated waters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Regulated fish declarations) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 6 (Glossary of scientific names for particular fish other than regulated coral reef fin fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 149 (Serious fisheries offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 2010 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 64 (Obligation to nominate communication mode for boat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 65 (Obligation to ensure communication with person in control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 188 (Serious fisheries offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 Page 2 2013 SL No. 270

Part 1 Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 . Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 2 Regulation amended This part amends the Fisheries Regulation 2008. 3 Amendment of s 34B (Prohibited activities) Section 34B— insert — (2) However, a person may take a juvenile eel in the following regulated waters if the person takes the eel under a licence on which is written the fishery symbol ‘JE’— • Mary River Barrage • Burnett River Barrage • Kolan River Barrage • Fitzroy River Barrage. 4 Amendment of s 89 (Exception for Trinity Bay regulated waters) (1) Section 89(3), definition prescribed person , paragraph (a)(iii) and (v)— 2013 SL No. 270 Page 3

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 5] omit . (2) Section 89(3), definition prescribed person , paragraph (a)(iv) to (viii)— renumber as section 89(3), definition prescribed person , paragraph (a)(iii) to (vi). 5 Amendment of s 204 (Types of permits) (1) Section 204(1)(d)— omit , insert — (d) a permit for an activity mentioned in subsection (2) (a general fisheries permit ). (2) Section 204(2) and (3)— omit , insert — (2) Subject to part 4, division 1, the chief executive may issue a general fisheries permit for an activity that— (a) is not able to be carried out under another type of authority; and (b) is carried out for any purpose, regardless of whether it is for a commercial purpose or a non-commercial purpose. Example of activity carried out for a commercial purpose — collection of fish for aquaculture Example of activity carried out for a non-commercial purpose — fisheries research and monitoring (3) For a general fisheries permit for an activity for which the sole or main purpose is a commercial purpose, the chief executive must state a term for the permit that ends on a day that is not more than 2 years after the day on which the permit was issued. Page 4 2013 SL No. 270

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 6] 6 Amendment of s 218A (Restriction on issue of general fisheries permit for taking fish in particular regulated waters) (1) Section 218A(1), ‘Subject to subsection (2), the’— omit , insert — The (2) Section 218A(2)— omit . 7 Amendment of s 233 (Authorisation—assistant fisher) Section 233(4), after ‘232(a),’— insert — (b), 8 Amendment of s 242 (General conditions of a commercial fisher licence) (1) Section 242(4), ‘Subsections (5) and (6) apply’— omit, insert — Subsection (5) applies (2) Section 242(5) and (6)— omit, insert — (5) The commercial fisher must not act in the commercial fishery under— (a) if the commercial fisher is directing an assistant fisher acting under a commercial fishing boat licence in the commercial fishery at the same time as the commercial fisher—more than 2 commercial fishing boat licences at the same time; or (b) otherwise—more than 1 commercial fishing boat licence at the same time. 2013 SL No. 270 Page 5

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 9] (3) Section 242(7), ‘Subsection (8)’— omit , insert — Subsection (7) (4) Section 242(7) and (8)— renumber as section 242(6) and (7). 9 Amendment of s 627 (Using boats) Section 627(1)(c)(ii), ‘who is also using the boat’— omit . 10 Amendment of s 630 (Carrying fish taken for trade or commerce) Section 630(2)— insert — (d) live mud crabs on a commercial fishing boat in Gulf of Carpentaria waters or relevant tropical waters. 11 Insertion of new ch 14, pt 7, div 4, sdiv 1, hdg Chapter 14, part 7, division 4— insert — Subdivision 1 VMS exemption notice 12 Amendment of s 684 (Application of div 4) (1) Section 684, heading, ‘div 4’— omit , insert — sdiv 1 Page 6 2013 SL No. 270

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 13] (2) Section 684, ‘division’— omit , insert — subdivision 13 Insertion of new ch 14, pt 7, div 4, sdiv 2 After section 686— insert — Subdivision 2 Application for limited VMS exemption 686A Application of sdiv 2 This subdivision applies if a relevant boat is— (a) identified in a licence, with the fishery symbol ‘M1’, ‘T1’ or ‘T2’ written on it, allowing its use under the East Coast Trawl Plan; and (b) incapable of trawling. 686B Making VMS exemption application (1) The licence holder may apply to the chief executive to exempt the licence holder from the requirements relating to VMS equipment under section 679 and division 3 (a VMS exemption application ). (2) The VMS exemption application— (a) must state the reason why the relevant boat is incapable of trawling; and Examples of reasons why a relevant boat is incapable of trawling— there are no otter boards, trawl nets or winches used for trawling on the boat 2013 SL No. 270 Page 7

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 13] (b) may be made orally or in writing. Examples of ways in which a VMS exemption application may be made— by telephone, fax, email 686C Deciding application (1) The chief executive must consider each VMS exemption application within a reasonable period after receiving the application and decide to grant, or refuse to grant, the application. (2) The chief executive may grant the VMS exemption application only if satisfied that the relevant boat is incapable of trawling. (3) If the chief executive approves the VMS exemption application, the chief executive must write the exemption on the licence. 686D Information notice about refusal of VMS exemption application If the chief executive decides to refuse the VMS exemption application, the chief executive must give the licence holder an information notice about the decision. 686E Effect of approval of VMS exemption application (1) If the chief executive approves a VMS exemption application, a requirement relating to VMS equipment that, under section 679 or division 3, would otherwise apply to the relevant boat, does not apply for the period— (a) starting on the day the exemption is written on the licence; and Page 8 2013 SL No. 270

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries Regulation 2008 [s 14] (b) ending on the earlier of the following days— (i) the day the chief executive revokes the exemption under subsection (2); (ii) the day the relevant boat is no longer incapable of trawling; (iii) the day the licence holder requests that the exemption be removed from the licence; (iv) the day the relevant boat for the licence changes. (2) The chief executive may revoke an exemption if the chief executive knows or reasonably suspects the relevant boat is no longer incapable of trawling. 14 Amendment of sch 1 (Regulated waters) (1) Schedule 1, part 1, entry for Northern rocklobster waters, column 2, paragraph (a), ‘Queensland’— omit . (2) Schedule 1, part 1, entry for Southern rocklobster waters, column 2, ‘Queensland’— omit . 15 Amendment of sch 2 (Regulated fish declarations) (1) Schedule 2, part 2— insert — manta ray a person taking or possessing the fish unless the person takes or possesses the fish under an agreement with the State for taking, tagging or disposing of the fish 2013 SL No. 270 Page 9

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 [s 16] (2) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for ray (other than guitarfish and shovelnose ray), column 1, after ‘guitarfish’— insert — , manta ray 16 Amendment of sch 6 (Glossary of scientific names for particular fish other than regulated coral reef fin fish) (1) Schedule 6, part 5, heading, ‘bag’— omit , insert — possession (2) Schedule 6, part 6, entry for blue swimmer crab, ‘pelagicus’— omit , insert — armatus (3) Schedule 6, part 6— insert — manta ray Manta birostris Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003 17 Plan amended This part amends the Fisheries (Coral Reef Fin Fish) Management Plan 2003. 18 Amendment of s 149 (Serious fisheries offences) (1) Section 149(1)(a)— Page 10 2013 SL No. 270

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 4 Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 2010 [s 19] omit , insert — (a) contravening the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwth), section 38BA; (2) Section 149(2)— omit . Part 4 Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 2010 19 Plan amended This part amends the Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 2010. 20 Amendment of s 64 (Obligation to nominate communication mode for boat) (1) Section 64(2)(a), after ‘of’— insert — a radio or (2) Section 64(2), examples— omit , insert — Example of mode that may be nominated — the number for a facsimile, mobile phone, radiophone or satellite phone on the boat 21 Amendment of s 65 (Obligation to ensure communication with person in control) Section 65, example— omit . 2013 SL No. 270 Page 11

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Part 4 Amendment of Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan 2010 [s 22] 22 Amendment of s 188 (Serious fisheries offences) (1) Section 188(1)(b)— omit , insert — (b) contravening the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwth), section 38BA. (2) Section 188(2)— omit . ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 5 December 2013. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 6 December 2013. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. © State of Queensland 2013 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 12 2013 SL No. 270