Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Council

Consultation has concluded

Consultation Process


Consultation and voting timeline

STAGE ONE: Online engagement on Consultation Paper – CLOSED
31 August – 21 September 2018

Recreational fishers were invited to submit their views on the formation, structure and function of a new Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Council body, an advisory group to directly engage with the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on recreational fishing issues.

Thank you to those who contributed their feedback. You can read the results of the consultation.

Read more about stage one of the consultation.


STAGE TWO: Nominations Open - CLOSED 

17 December 2018 – 11

Consultation Process


Consultation and voting timeline

STAGE ONE: Online engagement on Consultation Paper – CLOSED
31 August – 21 September 2018

Recreational fishers were invited to submit their views on the formation, structure and function of a new Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Council body, an advisory group to directly engage with the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on recreational fishing issues.

Thank you to those who contributed their feedback. You can read the results of the consultation.

Read more about stage one of the consultation.


STAGE TWO: Nominations Open - CLOSED 

17 December 2018 – 11 February 2019

Members of the recreational fishing community were invited to nominate for a role on the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council.


STAGE THREE: Voting - CURRENT

18 February 2019 – 18 March 2019

Members of the recreational fishing community are invited to vote for candidates.


STAGE FOUR: Council members announced

By April 2019



Background


For some time there has been a need to improve communication between recreational fishers and the South Australian Government. We are committed to working with South Australia’s diverse and active recreational fishers to improve the recreational fishing experience.

Recreational fishers were invited to submit their views on the formation, structure and function of a new Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Council body, an advisory group to directly engage with the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on recreational fishing issues. This consultation ran from 31 August 2018 until 21 September 2018. Read more about this consultation, including the results of the consultation.

Membership of the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council will comprise a suitable representative from each of the following groups:

  • FishinSA
  • RecFish SA
  • South Australian Fishing Alliance.

These groups have been asked to submit their nominated representatives directly to the Minister.

The Council will also include five individual members with expertise in recreational fishing, including at least one female member, one inland fisher and one person representing tackle shops.

The Minister will also appoint two government officials as observers for meetings of the Council and the Minister:

  • a PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture representative to provide expertise in fisheries management when requested; and
  • a SARDI representative to provide expertise in fisheries research when requested.

The Chair will be selected by the Council’s membership from one of their number. The Chair will preside over all meetings, ensure each meeting has an effective agenda to cover issues that are consistent with the scope and role of the Council, coordinate the members of the Council on key issues and be responsible for reporting to the Minister.

Consultation has concluded

  • Candidate Handbook

    The obligations of Candidates in the nomination and voting processes (for individual nominees) for the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council are set out in the Candidate Handbook.

    The Candidate Handbook includes the following:

    1. Candidate checklist

    2. Election timeline

    3. Nomination process

    a. Who can nominate

    b. How to nominate

    c. Candidate profile requirements

    d. Assistance with the nomination process

    4. The voting process

    5. Method of vote counting

    6. Election declaration

    The Candidate Handbook should be referred to when making online nominations on the YourSAy website.

    Queries about the contents of the Candidate Handbook can be directed to:

    Email: PIRSA.feedback@sa.gov.au

    Telephone: (08) 8226 0100

  • Winners Announced

    Advisory Council announced

    More than 1,400 recreational fishers participated in the vote to elect five members to the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, which was an outstanding level of participation by the recreational fishing community in South Australia.

    We would like to thank all candidates who nominated for the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council.

    The candidates elected to the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council can be found below.

    You can read the media release from the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development here.

    If you would like to find out how the results for the Council were counted, please see our FAQs section.

  • Updates

    Voting now open

    Voting is now open to elect the final five individual members of the new Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council.

  • Updates

    First appointments to Minister's Recreational Fishing Advisory Council

    The State Government is delivering on its election commitment to establish a Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council with the appointment of four members representing recreational fishing organisations.