Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996

i Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 154/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 2 3. Commencement 2 4. Principal Regulations 2 PART 2—PROVISIONS THAT TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY 3 5. Increase in size limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes 3 6. Introduction of bag limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes 3 PART 3—PROVISIONS THAT TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JULY 1997 4 7. Decrease in size limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes 4 8. Removal of bag limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes 4 PART 4—EXPIRY 5 9. Expiry 5 ═══════════════ NOTES 6 -- 1 of 7 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries Act 1968 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 17 December 1996 Responsible Minister: PATRICK McNAMARA Minister for Agriculture and Resources A. WILTSHIRE Acting Clerk of the Executive Council PART 1—PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to ensure the long term sustainability of bream stocks in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters by protecting stocks from overfishing by— (a) temporarily increasing the minimum size limit for the taking of bream in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters; and (b) temporarily introducing a bag limit for the taking of bream in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters. -- 2 of 7 -- S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 2 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 81 of the Fisheries Act 1968. 3. Commencement (1) This Part and Part 2 come into operation on the day these Regulations are made. (2) Part 3 comes into operation on 1 July 1997. 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations the Fisheries (Recreational) Regulations 1992 1 are called the Principal Regulations. _______________ r. 2 -- 3 of 7 -- S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 3 PART 2—PROVISIONS THAT TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY 5. Increase in size limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes In the Table in regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations, for— "Bream (all species) 24" substitute— "Bream (all species) (other than in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters) 24 Bream (all species) (in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters) 26". 6. Introduction of bag limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes In the Table in regulation 19(1) of the Principal Regulations, before the item relating to Chinook salmon insert— "Bream (all species) Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters 5 Bream (all species) Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters A maximum of 15 fish per boat per day". _______________ r. 5 -- 4 of 7 -- S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 4 PART 3—PROVISIONS THAT TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JULY 1997 7. Decrease in size limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes In the Table in regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations, for— "Bream (all species) (other than in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters) 24 Bream (all species) (in the Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters) 26" substitute— "Bream (all species) 24". 8. Removal of bag limit for bream taken from the Gippsland Lakes In the Table in regulation 19(1) of the Principal Regulations, omit— "Bream (all species) Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters 5 Bream (all species) Gippsland Lakes and their inflowing waters A maximum of 15 fish per boat per day". _______________ r. 7 -- 5 of 7 -- S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 5 PART 4—EXPIRY 9. Expiry These Regulations expire on 2 July 1997. ═══════════════ r. 9 -- 6 of 7 -- S.R. No. 154/1996 Fisheries (Recreational) (Bream-Gippsland Lakes) Regulations 1996 6 NOTES 1 S.R. No.151/1992. Reprinted to S.R. No. 14/1996 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 26/1996 and 120/1996. Notes -- 7 of 7 --