Rec Fishing Licence for Queensland. ???

[Lucky_Phill]

Representing the interests of Recreational Fishing
Sunfish Queensland has been asked by Fisheries Queensland to prepare a list of conditions for the introduction by the Queensland Government of a Recreational Fishing Licence.

Sunfish Queensland will only consider a recreational fishing licence under the following conditions:

a. Licence fees collected must be quarantined in a Trust account

b. All other Queensland government fisheries related fees, licences, permits and levies on recreational fishers to be removed, including but not limited to SIP (Stocked Impoundment Permit) and RUF (Recreational Use Fee)

c. Licence to be all species, areas, gears, and fisheries involving recreational fishing (freshwater and saltwater)

d. Sunfish Queensland as the peak body for recreational fishing to receive 2.5% of monies received as a fixed yearly grant to finance its activities and approved projects

e. Fisheries Queensland administration fees to be fixed at a maximum of 10% of monies received

f. Conditions of expenditure / distribution to be determined prior to the introduction of a licence. This needs to include maintenance of existing funding e.g. Suntag funding and Stocking Program. All monies collected are to specifically benefit recreational fishing with unspent monies to carry over from year to year.

g. A six person appropriation / review board with an independent chair (7 persons) to be appointed with a majority of recreational industry membership with at least 2 Sunfish Qld appointments.

h. Fees to be set annually but fixed for the first 3 years
$5 for 3 days
$10 for 4 weeks
$30 for 1 year

No long term licence until after 3 years

i. Licence to apply to all persons (individuals only)
Under 18 no charge for licence
25% discount to pensioners (card holders)
Over 70 no charge for licence
Full price all other anglers

j. Provision of a grants program for Queensland recreational fishing organizations each year.

k. Licence application to have a tick box to allow the use of contact details by Sunfish Qld and Fisheries Qld

l. A commitment that ongoing progress will be made each year on net free areas with priority given to all nine net free areas as previously advised by Sunfish Qld.

Kind Regards
Judy Lynne
Executive Officer
Sunfish Queensland Inc 8th July, 2012
PO BOX 3013 WARNER QLD 4500 Phone (07) 3882 4518
www.sunfishqld.com.au ABN 26 590 693 754
Fishing for the Future

LP...........

[Lucky_Phill]

People, please be aware that Fisheries Queensland may bring the Rec Fishing licence in with or without support from Sunfish, ARFF, AFTA or you.

If you have anything positive to say, please feel free, but to do this you must choose an option in the poll.

Cheers LP

[STUIE63]

Phill
a third option would be godd as well
I will not support a Rec Fishing Licence for Qld in any way shape or form
Stuie

[Lucky_Phill]

Phill
a third option would be godd as well
I will not support a Rec Fishing Licence for Qld in any way shape or form
Stuie

Yes, that is OK, but this poll is specifically asking about the Sunfish conditions..... not the licence introduction.


Cheers

[fishfeeder]

I would pay $30 for a year to fish,
But NOT if they keep putting the Boat Rego's up every year $20-$30 also.

[Blythy]

I would also like to see an added condition that all licenses be renewed at one date in the year (people applying after that date would pay pro rata), at the start of each licensing period everyone receives a current size, bag limit and fish id guide. Any changes to size or bag limits would need to be implemented at the start of each period, not midway through with no warning.
Blythy

[Dicko]

I'm not a full on sunfish fan, but I ticked yes. Though would still massage the terms some more.

Whether we like it or not, or agree with it or not, the state gov't is in lock down mode with $$, and will be for quite some time as they dig us back out of a financial hole.

We need to be more in charge of our own fishing future & funding.

[bennykenny]

i would vote yes, but adding the condition of not having to carry the licence with you at all times, as in NSW if you have a licence but dont have it on you at the time you get fined, surley in this day and age they could come up with a better system, if you can prove who you are with different ID like your licence.

[PinHead]

ABSOLUTELY NO:

"d. Sunfish Queensland as the peak body for recreational fishing to receive 2.5% of monies received as a fixed yearly grant to finance its activities and approved projects"

they represent sweet bugger all of the 700000 rec anglers in this State.

"g. A six person appropriation / review board with an independent chair (7 persons) to be appointed with a majority of recreational industry membership with at least 2 Sunfish Qld appointments."

If I had to pay a license fee then all license holders should have the right to vote for EVERY board member.

their proposal has nothing to do with rec angling..just feathering their own nest.

Let's just say that all 700000 anglers only paid for the $10 license..that would give Sunfish $175,000.00 ..just a power and money grab from Sunfish.

Sunfish..P*-/ OFF

I will not pay for a license under those conditions.

I bet the Sunfish board all wear Ned Kelly helmets.

[Crunchy]

No, irrespective of the intentions & conditions up front and the inducement of having funds available to advance the interests of recreational fishers, sure as eggs is eggs at some stage those funds WILL end up in the general coffers, the administration cap WILL be breached, and those controlling the funds WILL faviour their own agenda's, new fees and levy's WILL be introduced. It may not be in the first year or second year but it WILL happen. It's better not to start down that slippery slope in the first place. And quite frankly I'm friggin sick of being charged for every damn thing I want to do.....enough is enough. And yes I understand that the poll is about the Sunfish conditions for a license fee and yes we could end up with a fee anyway, but my answer is still NO.

Cheers!

[PinHead]

you are correct crunchy..like that statement made by the LNP..one line in the green zones. Yep..no fishing policy yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You cannot trust this mob...same as the previous mob.

[Mike Delisser]

People, please be aware that Fisheries Queensland may bring the Rec Fishing licence in with or without support from Sunfish, ARFF, AFTA or you.

Cheers LP

So much for the LNP's guarantee of no rec fishing licence in Qld.

[webby]

You dont believe Politicians do you.
The LNP will do anything to bring the budget back to surplus.

They'll close have the state into Green Zones, and still expect you to pay for a Licence.
They can go and get stuffed.

As for Sunfish, i wouldnt even offer them soft tissue paper to wipe there asses with

[gruntahunta]

Guys, this is only a proposal from Sun Fish!..... it is not even close to legislation and I am 100% sure if someone does have proof that Premier Newman said he would not introduce a fishing licence and confronted him with this, it will not happen in his first term....UNLIKE Prime Minister Gillards "I will not introduce a carbon Tax", she did...

So I really think it is unfair to blame the premier (at least for now) when all that is happening is preliminary discussions. All Govts are elected for one term and we vote accordingly to their election promises....nothing has been said or done with regards to the fishing licence that even gets close to breaking an election promise.

All good Govts should dicuss and have input into future legislation from relevant bodies and I believe this is the case here.

By the way I am against a fishing licence in QLD. Especially in Salt Water...... Fresh water perhaps could be a different argument with stocking dams etc..... Not too many bream fingerlings released into Pine River lately!

[marto78]

I'm all for donating $30 a year to help improve Qld's waterways and to see some proper scientific studies done in regards to green zones and the snapper fishery.
Hell I give $40 odd a month to the Qld surf life savers even though I haven't been swimming on a patrolled beach for years.

As for Sunfish's conditions well they have done SFA for me and I don't see why they should be getting 2.5% of my $30 to fund their activities. But seeing as they are the only group that is doing anything in the way of representing Qld anglers what other choice is there really?