Instrument of Exemptions (IOE)
Below you can view/download the latest Instrument of Exemptions (IOE) relevant to your fishing operations:
Back of Boat lobsters exemption for fishers
EXEM 251122923
Allows for a fisher to land up to a maximum of 999 back of boat lobsters in respect of a trip. It also allows for a fisher to consign up to 50 back of boat lobsters per landing to a registered receiver.
Back of Boat lobsters exemption for registered receivers
EXEM251054522
Allows registered receiver to receive up to 50 back of boat lobsters per landing taken under the authority of a West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery Licence (MFL), without completing the reporting requirements of a registered receiver.
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.
