Draft Fisheries (Victorian Pipi) Notice 2017 Consultation Plan
Consultation title
Draft Fisheries (Victorian Pipi) Notice 2017
Representative group/s and/or persons being consulted
- Commercial wild-catch (Seafood Industry Victoria)
- Recreational fishing (VRFish, Future Fish, Rex Hunt)
- Fishery Access Licence holders
- Indigenous stakeholders (Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporations, Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Corporation)
Managing officer
Sonia Talman, Principal Policy Analyst
Target start date
31 July 2017
Target end date
31 August 2017
Background / history
The draft Notice is intended to manage the commercial harvest of pipis in Victoria until the Pipi Fishery Management Plan is finalised and implemented.
Relevant Statutory provision
Statutory consultation with stakeholders under Section 3A of the Fisheries Act 1995 is required prior to the Minister or delegate making decisions related to Fisheries Notices.
Purpose/objectives/scope
To seek comment on the draft Fisheries (Victorian Pipi) Notice 2017.
Method
Consultation on the draft Notice will be conducted via letters to the persons/groups noted above.
Communication plan
The decision on the draft Notice will be communicated through notices published in the Victoria Government Gazette and the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) website.
Letters informing stakeholders of the decision will be sent to all persons/groups noted above.
Information provision
Stakeholders will be provided with a copy of the draft Fisheries (Victorian Pipi) Notice 2017 and information to explain the draft Notice.
Resources/advice (inc. purchase of advice)
Internal resources of VFA.
Output (documentation / implementation)
Letters to stakeholders; notices published in the Victoria Government Gazette; the VFA website.
Publication of results of consultation
Any submissions received in relation to the consultation being conducted by VFA will be published on the Authority's website. In making a submission, unless the person making the submission indicates to the contrary, they will be consenting to their submission, including their name only, being published on the Authority's website for 90 days from the conclusion of the consultative process.