NSW fishing licence required for competition

[John]

You will need to have a valid licence to fish the State of Origin fishing competition and will be required to show it when you report before you start fishing to get your Competitor Number. A NSW fishing licence for 3 days costs $6, or there are other options like a yearly or monthly licence if you plan on doing more fishing in NSW.

You can buy a NSW fishing licence online at https://www.licence.nsw.gov.au/gls_eservice/renewals/Application.aspx or at the local bait shop in Brunswick Heads and I believe the campsite. Also by calling 1300 369 365 (Visa and Mastercard only)

Please ensure you organise to have this licence before you start fishing!

Exemptions from having a valid NSW recreation fishing licence:-

You are required to pay the NSW recreational fishing fee to fish in fresh and salt water in NSW unless you are:

1. Under the age of 18.

2. An adult assisting a person under the age of 18 to take a fish using a single rod or to take prawns using a single dip or scoop net.

3. A person fishing in a private dam with a surface area of two hectares or less.

4. An Aboriginal person.

5. The holder of:

* current Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink

* current Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Department of Veteran's Affairs.

* Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs Gold Treatment Card endorsed "Totally and Permanently Incapacitated";

* Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs Gold Treatment Card endorsed "Extreme Disablement Adjustment";

* letter from the Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs stating that the person receive a disability pension of 70 per cent or higher, or an intermediate pension.

Please note that Senior's Cards, Health Care Cards and Repatriation Health Cards will not exempt you from paying the fishing fee.

Centrelink advises that only the person who signs the card where it reads "Signature of cardholder" is the holder of that card. If an additional person is listed on the card (usually a spouse), this relates to health care benefits and not to other exemptions/concessions available to the pensioner concession card-holder.

You will need to have the appropriate evidence to prove your exemption. The NSW DPI will be at this event.

[dassa]

You can also buy them at the office at camp ground were everyone is staying if yo don't get them online

cheers dassa

[Do$tylz]

^^ sweeet... easy as.

[Travis]

If paying for anything less then 1 year, is the receipt number ok to give?

[katfish]

does the shop open before 8am, before sign in. cheers

[Scope]

katfish wrote:

does the shop open before 8am, before sign in. cheers

Think it opens at 7 from memory mate...

[katfish]

cheers Scope.

[rayke1938]

I dont need one.

Cheers

Ray

[John]

rayke1938 wrote:

I dont need one.

Cheers

Ray

Good point Ray, first post edited with additional information

[Travis]

So centrelink bludgers dont have to pay... thats rich. ah well at least they can buy more smokes or have an extra couple of hits on the pokes

[tom]

Travis wrote:

So centrelink bludgers dont have to pay... thats rich. ah well at least they can buy more smokes or have an extra couple of hits on the pokes

not dole bludgers, just pensioners.

[Travis]

Ha ha saw centrelink and jumped the gun!! my bad too many windows going at the same time.. :laugh: carry on dole bludgers... as you were