Instrument of Exemptions (IOE)

Below you can view/download the latest Instrument of Exemptions (IOE) relevant to your fishing operations:

Season transition exemption

EXEM 251245124

Allows operators awaiting applications for the transfer of entitlement, to fish with additional pots while transfers of entitlements are pending, to a maximum of 150 pots from 1 July to 1 August 2024.

Whale season pot usage exemption for small entitlement fishers

EXEM 251129823

Allows smaller fishers to use additional rock lobster pots during the whale mitigation season of 1 May – 31 October each year. 

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