Legislation & Management Plans

Legislation and Management Plans

Please note that the following Legislation and Management Plans are all accessible on the Tasmanian Legislation home page at www.thelaw.tas.gov.au. To find the relevant Rules, Regulations and Acts, use the search function on the Tasmanian Legislation site. All subsequent amendments will have been incorporated.

• Fisheries (Biosecurity) Order (No.1) 2009
• Fisheries (Biosecurity) Order (No.2) 2009
• Fisheries (Biosecurity) Order (No.3) 2008
• Fisheries (Biosecurity) Order (No.5) 2008

Fishery Management Policy Documents

Commercial Dive Policy Document Shellfish Fishery Policy Document

Marine Protected Areas Strategy

. Under this strategy, the Resource Planning and Development Commission is undertaking the identification and selection of new marine protected areas following the 12 step process defined in the strategy, which involves extensive public consultation.

• Tasmanian Marine Protected Areas Strategy

Fisheries Licensing and Ministerial Guidelines

• Scallop Ranching in Tasmanian Waters
• Abalone Marine Farming and Processing Licences
• Requirement to have a Marine Farming Licence when feeding fish held under the authority of a Fish Processing Licence
• Supervisors on a Fishing Licence (abalone dive)
• Removal of a Supervisor from a Licence
• Licence package Splitting
• Fishing Licence (vessel) - Abalone Only
• Fishing Vessel Distinguishing Marks
• Renewal of Fishing Licences
• Conditions Applying to Fishing Licences (Abalone Quota) Commonly Referred to as "Furneaux Licences"
• Guidelines For Assessment of Applications For Fishing Licences For Mussel and Scallop Spat Collection
• Renewal of Licences - Marine Farming
• Licence Tranfers
• Licence Leasing and Transferrability
• Prerequisite Requirements For The Grant, Transfer, Vary and Renewal Of Certain Licences
• Marine Farming - Abalone Ranching
• Provision of Licensing Information Requests
• Licence transfer procedures under S.90 licence suspension or cancellation provisions
• Application to Transfer a Licence While Under Investigation

Consultation Documents: Draft Management Plans, Issues Papers and Regulatory Impact Statements

• Rock Lobster Fishery Review - consultation period closes 18 December 2009
• Draft Scallop Fishery Management Plan - consultation period closes 14 December 2009

The Australian Fisheries Management Forum (AFMF)

• AFMF National Research Plan 2007-2012
• AFMF National Research Priorities 2006-2008

Further Information

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