Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
70Reductions in fishing fee for fishing in far north
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70 Reductions in fishing fee for fishing in far north
70 Reductions in fishing fee for fishing in far north
(1) For the purposes of section 34F of the Act, the amount of the fishing fee payable by a recreational fisher for a far north fishing activity is 50% of the fee otherwise payable.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, far north fishing activity means fishing—
(a) in the tidal waters of the Tweed River, upstream from a line joining the eastern extremities of the Tweed River Breakwaters to—
(i) Bray Park Weir on the Tweed River, and
(ii) Boat Harbour Bridge, Numinbah Road, on the Rous River, and
(iii) Bilambil Road Bridge on Duroby Creek, and
(iv) Bilambil Road Bridge on Bilambil Creek, and
(v) Robinson Road Bridge on Cobaki Creek, or
(b) from the Tweed River Breakwaters, or
(c) from the rocks and beach north of the Tweed River Breakwaters to the Queensland border, or
(d) from the rocks and beach south of the Tweed River Breakwaters to the lighthouse at Fingal Head.