Proposed rule changes to the
Fisheries Rules 2019 are now open for public comment.
The proposed amendments apply to commercial fishing and include:
- Enabling the Department to receive vessel monitoring system (VMS) data using mobile networks, resulting in better management of VMS airtime costs.
- Improving administration of the NRE Tas VMS program by enabling it to require VMS to be used on vessels by issuing a published notice.
- Enabling commercial fishing supervisors to seek authorisation from a Fisheries Officer to continue fishing, subject to terms and conditions, if their approved VMS unit stops working while undertaking a fishing trip.
- Requiring supervisors to ensure that a means of communication is carried, maintained and available for communication on the vessel while being used for fishing. This ensures the supervisor can be contacted in the event that their VMS unit stops working.
- Enabling the Department to provide approval for the supervisor to switch off the approved VMS under a broader range of circumstances.
Consultation documents
VMS Rules Amendments - Fact Sheet
VMS Rules Amendments - Frequently Asked Questions
Draft Legislation - Fisheries Amendment Vessel Monitoring Systems Rules 2023
More information
Fisheries Rules 2019 - Current rules
Vessel Monitoring Systems in Tasmanian fisheries
How to make a submission
You are invited to provide feedback on the draft
Fisheries Amendment (Vessel Monitoring Systems) Rules 2023.
All submissions on the
Fisheries Amendment (Vessel Monitoring Systems) Rules 2023 must be in writing and
received by 13 October 2023.
Submissions can be sent to:
Other than indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and will be published here on our website once consideration of the submissions has concluded.
No personal information other than an individual’s name or the organisation making a submission will be published.
For further information, please contact: Mark Gibson / Senior Fisheries Officer (VMS) by email
mark.gibson@nre.tas.gov.au or phone on 0429 105 921.
Accessibility of submissions
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Where possible, please consider typing your submission in plain English and providing it in a format such as Microsoft Word or equivalent. The Government cannot however take responsibility for the accessibility of documents provided by third parties.
Important information
Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise.
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