Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2026
Division 1
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Division 1
| | Generally applicable fishing licences | | | 1. | Fishing licence (personal) | | | | (a) Grant or renewal | 90 fee units | | 2. | Fishing licence (vessel) | | | | (a) Grant of non-transferable licence endorsed for taking of abalone only | 400 fee units | | | (b) Renewal | 300 fee units | | | (c) Transfer – | | | | (i) for a period not exceeding 2 years (whether or not the transfer includes all licences specified on the fishing certificate) | 100 fee units | | | (ii) to comply with a court order (whether or not the transfer includes all licences specified on the fishing certificate) | 100 fee units | | | (iii) in settlement of an estate (whether or not the transfer includes all licences specified on the fishing certificate) | 100 fee units | | | (iv) if parties to the transfer are persons related by familywithin the meaning of section 7 of the Relationships Act 2003 or in a personal relationship within the meaning of section 6 of that Act (whether or not the transfer includes all licences specified on the fishing certificate) | 100 fee units | | | (v) in all other cases | 1 500 fee units | | | (d) Variation – | | | | (i) change of fishing vessel | 200 fee units | | | (ii) removal of fishing vessel | 100 fee units | | | (iii) entry of fishing vessel | 200 fee units | | 3. | Fishing licence (recreational) | | | | (a) Grant or renewal – | | | | (i) one licence (pensioner) | 20 fee units | | | (ii) one licence (child) | 20 fee units | | | (iii) one licence (other) | 35 fee units | | | (iv) each additional licence | 5 fee units | | | (b) Variation – | | | | (i) application | 5 fee units | | | (ii) each additional licence | 5 fee units | | | (c) Tags – replacement | 5 fee units | | | (d) Licence certificate – replacement | 5 fee units | | | Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2017 | | | 4. | Fishing licence (abalone dive) | | | | (a) Renewal | 100 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Granting approval under section 87 of the Act for person to act as supervisor | 200 fee units | | | (d) Variation (de-authorise quota) | 50 fee units | | | (e) Variation (de-authorise abalone quota) | 50 fee units | | 5. | Fishing licence (abalone quota) | | | | (a) Renewal | $100 | | | Fisheries (Commercial Dive) Rules 2021 | | | 6. | Fishing licence (commercial dive) | | | | (a) Renewal | 400 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Giant Crab) Rules 2023 | | | 7. | Fishing licence (giant crab) | | | | (a) Renewal, each quota unit | 135 fee units | | | (b) Transfer of licence | 250 fee units | | | (c) Transfer of permanent giant crab units, per application | 100 fee units | | | (d) Variation (seasonal quota transfer) | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Mackerel) Rules 2019 | | | 8. | Fishing licence (mackerel A) | | | | (a) Renewal (no quota) | 50 fee units | | | (b) Variation (increase quota), each tonne | 4.03 fee units | | 9. | Fishing licence (mackerel B) | | | | (a) Renewal | 660 fee units | | | Fisheries (Marine Plant) Rules 2017 | | | 10. | Fishing licence (marine plant) | | | | (a) Grant | 400 fee units | | | (b) Renewal | 200 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 11. | Fishing licence (introduced marine plant) | | | | (a) Grant | 400 fee units | | | (b) Renewal | 200 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 12. | Fishing licence (Undaria) | | | | (a) Grant | 4 650 fee units | | | (b) Renewal | 4 650 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 13. | Fishing licence (King Island kelp) | | | | (a) Grant | 4 650 fee units | | | (b) Renewal | 4 650 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Rock Lobster) Rules 2022 | | | 14. | Fishing licence (rock lobster) | | | | (a) Renewal, each quota unit | 190 fee units | | | (b) Transfer of licence | 500 fee units | | | (c) Transfer of permanent rock lobster units, per application | 100 fee units | | | (d) Variation (seasonal quota transfer) | 50 fee units | | 15. | Fishing licence (recreational special rock lobster) | | | | (a) Application for 14-day licence | 30 fee units | | | Fisheries Rules 2019 | | | 16. | Fishing licence (mussel spat collection) | | | | (a) Grant or renewal | 935 fee units | | | (b) Variation (change, removal or entry of fishing vessel) | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 | | | 17. | Fishing licence (Danish seine) | | | | (a) Renewal | 200 fee units | | 18. | Fishing licence (limited Danish seine) | | | | (a) Renewal | 200 fee units | | 19. | Fishing licence (purse seine net) | | | | (a) Renewal | 340 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 20. | Fishing licence (beach seine A) | | | | (a) Renewal | 340 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 21. | Fishing licence (beach seine B) | | | | (a) Renewal | 210 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 22. | Fishing licence (small-mesh gillnet) | | | | (a) Renewal | 210 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 23. | Fishing licence (automatic squid jig) | | | | (a) Renewal | 500 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 24. | Fishing licence (scalefish A) | | | | (a) Renewal | 340 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 25. | Fishing licence (scalefish B) | | | | (a) Renewal | 210 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 26. | Fishing licence (scalefish C) | | | | (a) Renewal | 140 fee units | | 27. | Fishing licence (banded morwong) | | | | (a) Renewal | 340 fee units plus 10 fee units per banded morwong quota unit | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Permanent transfer of banded morwong quota units, per application | 100 fee units | | | (d) Variation (seasonal quota transfer) | 50 fee units | | 28. | Fishing licence (wrasse) | | | | (a) Renewal | 210 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 29. | Fishing licence (Australian salmon) | | | | (a) Renewal | 680 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 30. | Fishing licence (southern calamari) | | | | (a) Renewal | 510 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | 31. | Fishing licence (octopus) | | | | (a) Renewal | 4 750 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Scallop) Rules 2020 | | | 32. | Fishing licence (scallop) | | | | (a) Renewal – | | | | (i) fixed component where the total allowable catch under the licence is less than 1 500 tonnes | 0 | | | (ii) fixed component where the total allowable catch under the licence is 1 500 tonnes or more | 8 fee units per scallop quota unit | | | (iii) plus research levy component | 2 fee units | | | (iv) plus fisheries management component | 622 fee units plus 4.4 fee units per scallop quota unit | | | (b) Transfer of licence | 250 fee units | | | (c) Transfer of permanent scallop quota units, per application | 100 fee units | | | (d) Variation (seasonal quota transfer) | 50 fee units | | 33. | Fishing licence (scallop spat collection) | | | | (a) Grant or renewal | 935 fee units | | | (b) Variation (change, removal or entry of fishing vessel) | 50 fee units | | | Fisheries (Shellfish) Rules 2017 | | | 34. | Fishing licence (clam – Georges Bay North) | | | | (a) Renewal | 2 000 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 35. | Fishing licence (clam – Georges Bay South) | | | | (a) Renewal | 2 000 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 36. | Fishing licence (cockle – Ansons Bay) | | | | (a) Renewal | 2 000 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 37. | Fishing licence (native oyster – Georges Bay) | | | | (a) Renewal | 2 000 fee units | | | (b) Transfer | 250 fee units | | | (c) Variation | 50 fee units | | 38. | Fishing licence (Pacific Oyster) | | | | (a) Grant or renewal | 100 fee units | | | (b) Variation | 50 fee units |