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Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Amendment Order 2016

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Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Amendment Order 2016

I make the following order under section 197 of the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 .

12 May 2016

JEREMY ROCKLIFF

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Amendment Order 2016 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on 1 August 2016.

3.   Principal Order

In this order, the Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996 is referred to as the Principal Order.

4.    Clause 4 amended (Taking of acclimatised fish)

Clause 4(2) of the Principal Order is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (e) "sunset." and substituting "sunset; and";
(b) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (e) :
(f) at South Riana Dam from one hour before sunrise to three hours after sunset; and
(g) at Talbots Lagoon from one hour before sunrise to three hours after sunset.

5.    Clause 8 amended (Prohibition on taking freshwater fish)

Clause 8 of the Principal Order is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting "fish" first occurring and substituting "freshwater fish";
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (s) :
(t) waters flowing into Talbots Lagoon;

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 8 June 2016

This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order)

This order amends the Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996 by –
(a) providing that acclimatised fish may only be taken from South Riana Dam or Talbots Lagoon between the first Saturday of August in a year and the Sunday nearest 30 April of the following year, and then only from one hour before sunrise to 3 hours after sunset; and
(b) providing that the taking of freshwater fish from the waters flowing into Talbots Lagoon is prohibited at all times; and
(c) adjusting, by way of statute law revision, the wording of a fishing prohibition contained in the order to ensure that the wording agrees with the relevant power in the Inland Fisheries Act 1995.