Fisheries (Saucer Scallops) Amendment Declaration 2020 (Qld)

1   Short title

This declaration may be cited as the Fisheries (Saucer Scallops) Amendment Declaration 2020.

2   Declaration amended

This declaration amends the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

3   Amendment of s 86 (Taking or possessing saucer scallops in regulated periods)

Section 86(3)(a) and (b)—
omit, insert—

(a)from midday on 1 May to midday on 20 November;

(b)if 80,000 or more effort units for the southern inshore trawl region are used in the period from midday on 20 November to 24 April, the period—

(i)starting at midday on the day that is 5 days after the chief executive publishes a notice on the department’s website that 80,000 or more effort units for the southern inshore trawl region have been used in the period from midday on 20 November to 24 April; and

(ii)ending at midday on 1 May.

4   Insertion of new s 86A

After section 86—
insert—

86A   Possessing or using trawl nets in southern inshore trawl region

(1)A person must not possess or use a trawl net in the southern inshore trawl region in a regulated period.

(2)However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person possessing or using an otter trawl net under a T6, T7 or T8 licence.

(3)For subsection (1), each of the following is a regulated period—

(a)from midday on 20 September to midday on 20 November;

(b)from midday on 23 December to midday on 3 January.

5   Amendment of sch 1 (Regulated waters)

Schedule 1, part 2, entry for southern inshore trawl region, column 3, ‘section 86’—
omit, insert—

sections 86 and 86A