Ron_Collins
13-12-2002, 11:12 AM
Hi All
Forget everything else that has been said and written by me and others - the new RIS regulations are in force now. How and why? I understand that a commencement date was not specified when the new regs were gazetted, which therefore meant an automatic default to the publishing date of December 9.
That will not cause a major headache for recreational anglers, commercial fishermen or the State Government because quite a load of administrative work still has to be done - such as reprinting brochures, changing signs, education etc, etc. There is also an unwritten "period of grace" allowed when major regulation changes like these are made.
I've also made further inquiries about the "in possession" requirement of Queensland bag limits. That terminology, I've been advised, is as old as fisheries legislation in Queensland. Which takes it back to around the 1920-30s and legislation about crabs.
Its use continued when subsequent legislative changes were made, including the Fisheries Act in 1976. Perhaps its most noticible use was when the 30 bag limit for snapper and the other categories were introduced comparatively recently about 10 years ago.
Other issues which have attracted quite a lot of recent "scare" discussion include the prospect of inspectors bursting into private homes etc. That sort of activity is covered by other superior legislation which exists as a protective measure in the unlikely event of that happening.
I commend and recommend the DPI's Fishweb site. These sorts of issues are covered under a section called "Fisheries regulations, licences and permits". Have a look at http://dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb
Hope this adds some clarity to the matter. Ron Collins, Ed.
PS: Will elaborate and update as much as possible in the January edition of BNB Fishing, which is in newsagents around Christmas day.
Forget everything else that has been said and written by me and others - the new RIS regulations are in force now. How and why? I understand that a commencement date was not specified when the new regs were gazetted, which therefore meant an automatic default to the publishing date of December 9.
That will not cause a major headache for recreational anglers, commercial fishermen or the State Government because quite a load of administrative work still has to be done - such as reprinting brochures, changing signs, education etc, etc. There is also an unwritten "period of grace" allowed when major regulation changes like these are made.
I've also made further inquiries about the "in possession" requirement of Queensland bag limits. That terminology, I've been advised, is as old as fisheries legislation in Queensland. Which takes it back to around the 1920-30s and legislation about crabs.
Its use continued when subsequent legislative changes were made, including the Fisheries Act in 1976. Perhaps its most noticible use was when the 30 bag limit for snapper and the other categories were introduced comparatively recently about 10 years ago.
Other issues which have attracted quite a lot of recent "scare" discussion include the prospect of inspectors bursting into private homes etc. That sort of activity is covered by other superior legislation which exists as a protective measure in the unlikely event of that happening.
I commend and recommend the DPI's Fishweb site. These sorts of issues are covered under a section called "Fisheries regulations, licences and permits". Have a look at http://dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb
Hope this adds some clarity to the matter. Ron Collins, Ed.
PS: Will elaborate and update as much as possible in the January edition of BNB Fishing, which is in newsagents around Christmas day.