Fishing Victoria Forum

smile0784 wrote:My apologies.
With out more details in original post we are all just speculating with if buts and maybes

No they aren't, it's written in the regulations, in black and white.

Brett wrote:

smile0784 wrote:My apologies.
With out more details in original post we are all just speculating with if buts and maybes

No they aren't, it's written in the regulations, in black and white.

I was more meaning we need to know more information like age etc before we jump to assumption lol

Kestrel wrote:

smile0784 wrote:

Sneakyfonzz wrote:Hello everyone. Just wandering, do aboriginal people need a fishing licence.

Cheers

Yes as a fisher person they do.

Mmmm .... well not always...

Here is an excerpt from the regulations. A person is exempt if he or she is ...

Á member of a traditional owner group fishing within an area subject to a natural resource agreement relevant to that traditional owner group.'

This means if you don't qualify for the above and aboriginal person does need a licence.
I have aboriginal ancestry and have to possess a licence, here in Victoria and everywhere else in Australia.
The no license myth compliments the cheap home loan rates one

Here it is, for Victoria,
You will not need a licence to fish if you are:

under 18 years of age;70 years of age or over;.

or a holder of a:

Victorian Seniors Card or interstate equivalent;Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Card;Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card coded (TPI)Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card coded either (DSP), (DSP Blind), (AGE), (AGE Blind) or (CAR)Or a member of a traditional owner group fishing within an area subject to a natural resource agreement relevant to that traditional owner group.

Ordinary HealthCare Card, PPS (Parenting Payment Single) and Newstart benefit cards, as well as Senior Discount and/or business cards do not afford an exemption to requiring an RFL

jaybird01 wrote:Here it is, for Victoria,
You will not need a licence to fish if you are:

under 18 years of age;70 years of age or over;.

or a holder of a:

Victorian Seniors Card or interstate equivalent;Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Card;Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card coded (TPI)Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card coded either (DSP), (DSP Blind), (AGE), (AGE Blind) or (CAR)Or a member of a traditional owner group fishing within an area subject to a natural resource agreement relevant to that traditional owner group.

Ordinary HealthCare Card, PPS (Parenting Payment Single) and Newstart benefit cards, as well as Senior Discount and/or business cards do not afford an exemption to requiring an RFL

Sorry, but you missed a piece of the regs Jaybird02. For the sake of completeness here is the full text of the exemption section of the regs.

'You will not need a licence to fish if you are:

under 18 years of age;
70 years of age or over;.
or a holder of a:

Victorian Seniors Card or interstate equivalent;
Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Card;
Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card coded (TPI)
Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card coded either (DSP), (DSP Blind), (AGE), (AGE Blind) or (CAR)
Or a member of a traditional owner group fishing within an area subject to a natural resource agreement relevant to that traditional owner group.
Ordinary HealthCare Card, PPS (Parenting Payment Single) and Newstart benefit cards, as well as Senior Discount and/or business cards do not afford an exemption to requiring an RFL.'


Cheers

Kestrel