Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), a regulated person must not use a set mesh net or a net that is hauled or not fixed in offshore waters in the regulated waters.
(2) A regulated person may use a set mesh net or a net that is hauled or not fixed in offshore waters in the waters if--
(a) the net is no longer than 600m; and
(b) the net has a mesh size of at least 150mm but no more than 245mm; and
(c) the person using the net is within 100m of it.
(3) If a regulated person is using a net in off shore waters within 2km of the high water mark in the waters, the person must ensure--
(a) the meshes of the net do not touch the seabed; and
(b) the net has attached to it enough floats to ensure the net is able to take fish from the surface of the water.
(4) A regulated person may join 2 nets and use them as 1 net in off shore waters in the regulated waters if--
(a) the nets are used in waters deeper than 20m; and
(b) the combined length of the nets is no more than 1200m.