Legislative Council Select Committee on Recreational Fishing
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The Select Committee on Recreational Fishing is a completed select committee of the Legislative Council, established 24 Nov 2009, and ended 28 Mar 2011.
The Committee was established to inquire into and report on recreational fishing.
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Legislative Council, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Minutes of Proceedings No. 128,Tuesday 24 November, Item 36, p 1545
1. That a select committee be appointed to inquire into and report on the benefits and opportunities that improved recreational fisheries may represent for fishing licence holders in New South Wales, and in particular:
(a) the current suite of existing regulatory, policy, and decision-making processes in relation to the management of recreational fisheries in New South Wales, including the process for the creation of Marine Protected Areas and Marine Parks and the efficacy of existing Marine Protected Areas and Marine Parks,
(b) the effectiveness and efficiency of the current representational system of trusts and advisory committees that advise government departments and statutory authorities,
(c) the value of recreational fisheries to the economy in New South Wales,
(d) the gaps in existing recreational fishery programs, including the number and location of Recreational Fishing Havens, and
(e) ecologically sustainable development issues related to improving recreational fisheries.
2. That the committee consist of seven members:
(a) Government members: Mr Veitch, Mr Catanzariti, Ms Robertson,
(b) Opposition members: Mr Colless, Mr Lynn, and
(c) Cross bench members: Mr Brown, Mr Cohen.
3. That, notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders:
(a) the Chair of the committee be Mr Brown, and
(b) the Deputy Chair be Mr Catanzariti.
4. That, notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders, at any meeting of the committee, any four members of the committee will constitute a quorum.
5. That the committee report by 25 November 2010—put and passed.
Minutes of Proceedings No. 137, Tuesday 9 march 2010, Item 18, p 1683
Select Committee on Recreational Fishing - membership
Mr Kelly moved, according to notice: That Mr Veitch be discharged from the Select Committee on Recreational Fishing and Ms Voltz be appointed as a member of the committee.
Question put and passed.