Conservation Act 1987

Freshwater fisheries - Various restrictions relating to fishing and aquatic life

26ZO: Occupier may fish without licence

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"People who own or rent land can fish there without a licence if they follow the rules."

If you own land or have a written agreement to occupy it for at least six months, you can fish on that land or in its waters without a licence. You must follow the rules set out in a notice issued under section 26ZL, or in an Anglers Notice, or in regulations made under section 48 or section 48A.

When you occupy land, it means you have the right to be on that land, and this includes the owner of the land. If you claim to be the occupier because of a written agreement, you may need to show that agreement to a warranted officer or fish and game ranger if they ask you to.

You will have seven days to produce the agreement at an office of the Department or Fish and Game Council if a warranted officer or fish and game ranger asks you for it.

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Part 5BFreshwater fisheries
Various restrictions relating to fishing and aquatic life

26ZOOccupier may fish without licence

  1. Subject to this Act, any person who is the lawful occupier of any land may fish on such land or waters within such land without a licence or payment of fee, within the period and upon such terms and conditions, as may be specified in any notice issued pursuant to section 26ZL, or in any Anglers Notice applying, or in any regulations made under section 48 or section 48A, without being liable to any penalty for so doing.

  2. For the purposes of this section, the term lawful occupier includes the owner of the land and any person who has the right to occupy the land pursuant to a written agreement for a period of not less than 6 months; but does not include the manager of a marginal strip.

  3. Every person who claims to be the lawful occupier of any land pursuant to an agreement referred to in subsection (2) shall produce the agreement on demand by a warranted officer or fish and game ranger or at any office of the Department or Fish and Game Council within 7 days of a demand by a warranted officer or fish and game ranger.

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Notes
  • Section 26ZO: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
  • Section 26ZO(1): amended, on , by section 28 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
  • Section 26ZO(3): amended, on , by section 17 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 108).