Fisheries (management of Lake Hume) notice 2026

1. Title
This Notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Management of Lake Hume) Notice 2026.

2. Objectives
The objectives of this Notice are to provide for the management of Lake Hume by exempting a person who has paid the recreational fishing fee as required under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 of New South Wales from the requirement of holding a recreational fishing licence while fishing in Lake Hume.

3. Authorising provision
This Notice is made under Section152 of the Act.

4. Commencement
This Notice comes into operation on the day it is published in the Government Gazette.

5. Definitions
In this Fisheries Notice –
‘engaging in recreational fishing’ means –
(a) taking or attempting to take fish; or
(b) using or possessing recreational fishing equipment –
‘Lake Hume’ has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Regulations 2019
‘the Act’ means the Fisheries Act 1995;

6. Exemption from the requirement to hold a recreational fishery licence
(1) A person who is engaging in recreational fishing in or on lake Hume is exempt from the requirement to hold a recreational fishery licence under section 44 of the Act in respect of that fishing if –
(a) the person has paid the NSW fishing fee in accordance with Division 4A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 of New South Wales; and
(b) the payment is current and valid; and
(c) the person has an official receipt for the payment of the NSW fishing fee in his or her immediate possession.
(2) For the purposes of this clause, a person has an official receipt in his or her "immediate possession" only if the person is able to immediately produce the official receipt for inspection if required.

7. Requirement to produce official receipt
An authorised officer may require a person who claims to have paid the NSW fishing fee to produce the official receipt in respect of that payment for inspection.
Note: it is an offence under section 111(1)(i) of the Act to fail to comply with a lawful requirement of an authorised officer.

8. Revocation
Unless sooner revoked, this Notice is revoked on the day which is 12 months after the date on which it came into operation.