❓ This parliamentary question seeks clarification on the management and regulation of fishing activities within Western Australia's national parks and nature reserves, specifically regarding the roles of the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and the applicability of relevant legislation.
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(1) Are freshwater and marine fish and crustaceans defined as wildlife under the
Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
?
(2) Does the Department of Conservation and Land Management or the Department of Fisheries manage fishing within the State’s national parks?
(3) Is fishing allowed in nature reserves?
(4) Do the same controls exist on the taking of fish and crustaceans within national parks and nature reserves as apply in the rest of the State?
Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
?
(2) Does the Department of Conservation and Land Management or the Department of Fisheries manage fishing within the State’s national parks?
(3) Is fishing allowed in nature reserves?
(4) Do the same controls exist on the taking of fish and crustaceans within national parks and nature reserves as apply in the rest of the State?
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Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
16 days
(2) Fishing, that is the control of fishing licences, bag limits, size limits and fishing gear for example, is managed by the Department of Fisheries throughout the State, including in national parks. Access to all CALM Act land, including national parks, is controlled and managed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and its regulations. For example, an area of CALM Act land may be declared by notice to be a restricted area in accordance with regulation 5 of the Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 . Fishing activity may become prohibited or restricted in such a restricted area. (3) Fishing activity in nature reserves may be prohibited or restricted in accordance with the Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 . Some nature reserves have areas classified as prohibited access or limited access areas and access to such areas for any purpose is subject to the regulations. (4) No. The Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 only apply to CALM Act lands such as national parks and nature reserves. The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 has the function of protecting flora and fauna throughout the State and therefore may be applied to CALM Act lands as well as all other lands and waters in Western Australia.
(3) Fishing activity in nature reserves may be prohibited or restricted in accordance with the Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 . Some nature reserves have areas classified as prohibited access or limited access areas and access to such areas for any purpose is subject to the regulations. (4) No. The Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 only apply to CALM Act lands such as national parks and nature reserves. The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 has the function of protecting flora and fauna throughout the State and therefore may be applied to CALM Act lands as well as all other lands and waters in Western Australia.
(4) No. The Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 only apply to CALM Act lands such as national parks and nature reserves. The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 has the function of protecting flora and fauna throughout the State and therefore may be applied to CALM Act lands as well as all other lands and waters in Western Australia.
(3) Fishing activity in nature reserves may be prohibited or restricted in accordance with the Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 . Some nature reserves have areas classified as prohibited access or limited access areas and access to such areas for any purpose is subject to the regulations. (4) No. The Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 only apply to CALM Act lands such as national parks and nature reserves. The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 has the function of protecting flora and fauna throughout the State and therefore may be applied to CALM Act lands as well as all other lands and waters in Western Australia.
(4) No. The Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002 only apply to CALM Act lands such as national parks and nature reserves. The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 has the function of protecting flora and fauna throughout the State and therefore may be applied to CALM Act lands as well as all other lands and waters in Western Australia.
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