pure act-1994-037 Fisheries Act 1994 sl-2026-0033 Department of Primary Industries 33 published 2026-04-10 website 1 reg Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2026 2026 2026 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2026. 2 Commencement Part 3 commences on 1 July 2026. Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 3 Regulation amended This part amends the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019. 4 Insertion of new sch 2, s 103A Schedule 2, after section 103— insert— 103A Tom’s fisheye (1) An opening, commonly known as a Tom’s fisheye, in a net is a recognised BRD if the opening complies with this section. (2) The opening must be—

(a) held open by a rigid frame that consists of—

(i) a hexagon-shaped external frame; and

(ii) a V-shaped external frame; and

(iii) a cone-shaped insert; and

(b) no more than 70 meshes from the cod end drawstrings of the net.

(3) The rigid frame must be installed so that the apex of the V-shaped external frame points towards the mouth of the net. (4) The hexagon-shaped external frame must be—

(a) at least—

(i) 360mm wide; and

(ii) 200mm high; and

(b) attached—

(i) by a rigid bar from the top midpoint of the hexagon-shaped external frame to the top midpoint of the cone-shaped insert; and

(ii) by a rigid bar from the bottom midpoint of the hexagon-shaped external frame to the bottom midpoint of the cone-shaped insert.

(5) The widest point of the V-shaped external frame must be—

(a) equal to the width of the hexagon-shaped external frame; and

(b) attached, perpendicularly, to the widest part of the hexagon-shaped external frame.

(6) The cone-shaped insert must be—

(a) at least—

(i) 340mm wide; and

(ii) 185mm high; and

(iii) 290mm long; and

(b) attached—

(i) by a rigid bar from a point on the left side of the cone-shaped insert, no more than 100mm from the open end of the insert, to the left arm of the V-shaped external frame with a gap of at least 20mm between the insert and the frame; and

(ii) by a rigid bar from a point on the right side of the cone-shaped insert, no more than 100mm from the open end of the insert, to the right arm of the V-shaped external frame with a gap of at least 20mm between the insert and the frame; and

(iii) by a rigid bar from the midpoint of the back of the cone-shaped insert to the apex of the V-shaped external frame with a gap of at least 29mm between the insert and the frame.

(7) There must be a gap of at least 94mm between the top side of the hexagon-shaped frame and the top side of the cone-shaped insert. (8) During trawling, nothing must cover any part of the opening. Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 5 Regulation amended This part amends the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019. 6 Amendment of sch 3 (Declared fish habitat areas) Schedule 3, entry for Bowling Green Bay FHA–007— omit, insert— Bowling Green Bay FHA–007 (revision 1) The declared fish habitat area excludes the following—

• land within the following lots that is not tidal land—

• lot 2 on plan USL38596 (Bray Islet)

• lot 3 on plan USL38596 (Bare Islet)

• lot 4 on plan USL38596 (Bald Islet)

• the area bounded by a 75m radius circle with the centre point at latitude 19°16.26714' south, longitude 147°03.77034' east.

7 Amendment of sch 8, s 18 (Meaning of prescribed stocked impoundment) (1) Schedule 8, section 18(1), entry for Beehive Dam— omit. (2) Schedule 8, section 18(1)— insert—

• Enoggera Reservoir

• Mount Morgan Water Supply - No. 7 Dam

• Paradise Dam