Management of Recreational Use Plan 2013-2015 - Townsville City ...

Table 3-4 Summary of institutional arrangementsManagement area /ActivityActivities likely to have asignificant impact onenvironmental matters ofnational significanceUse of weir pools – Black,Aplin’s and GleesonAllResponsibleBodiesLegislation / Policy(Commonwealth) EnvironmentProtection and BiodiversftyConservation Act 1999ArrangementsProposed development and other activities are referred to the Commonwealth to determine thelevel of assessment required.Townsville CC Local Government Act 1993 Townsville CC is able to make local laws with regard activities associated with the use of thewater body. This is the basis for the permit system and zones.Weir and weir pools –Black, Aplin’s andGleesonWater safety and accessRecreational andcommercial fishingFish stocking activitiesTownsville CC Local Government Act 1993 Townsville CC has responsibilities for the weirs and water bodies eg. Structural integrityand management of recreational activities.Maritime Safety(Dept of Transport)DPI&F Boating andFisheries PatrolQld Police ServiceDPI Boating andFisheries PatrolTwin Cities FishStocking SocietyDPI Boating andFisheries PatrolTransport Operations (MarineSafety) Act 1994 and subordinatelegislationFisheries Act 1994 and FisheriesManagement (Freshwater) Plan1999Fisheries Act 1994Management Plan for the TwinCities Fish Stocking Society Inc. -Period 1999-2004Maritime Safety administers water safety rules, safety equipment requirements, vessel registrationand operator licensing, including commercial enterprises such as charter boats. DPI&F generallyinvestigates and polices routine matters with the Water Police responsible for the investigation ofserious incidents. Dept of State Development & Innovation (DSDI) control assets such as boatramps. Dept of Transport (DoT) now acts in an advisory capacity to DSDI due to experience withboat ramp installation and maintenance etc. Pontoons (s 86 of the Act) are still the responsibilityof DoT, although a pontoon attached to the bank is deemed to be the responsibility of Council, orother landowning body. DoT still has to review pontoon placement to ensure there is noobstruction to water traffic. The maximum speed limit for Ross River waters between Aplin’s Weirand Black Weir is 6 knots for all motorised ships, as defined by regulations at 27/11/98.DPI&F administers the Act and subordinate legislation which defines allowable fishing activitiesincluding the type of equipment that can be used, type and number of fish to be taken andseasonal closures.Twin Cities Fish Stocking Society (TCFSS) is the body with the permit to release native fish intothe weirs in accord with their management plan. TCFSS is also a member of the Fish WatchAdvisory Committee, a group formed to promote sustainable recreational fishing across theregion.10