A grower was pulled over by boating patrol last week and told we can no longer use the boats with J numbers for fishing etc. The fine is very high (over $2,000) . They will be enforcing the new changes to the J number conditions, so no more fishing etc if you have a J number on your boat. They will also be checking safety gear and making sure you have a “life jackets sticker” if you don’t have your life jackets on display. I am looking into this and will let you know if this is a fact and exactly what the changes are and why we where not notified.
August 17 Update of Boat Licencing
I contacted Marine Safety Queensland for an update on the progress of the commercial registration and the associated administration fees for our oyster punts and boats. Quoted below is the
September 4, 2017
