2021-08-10 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 AUGUST 2021




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                   10 AUGUST 2021

 The NRSAC considers a transition period of [2] years as sufficient time to implement
 all amendments. This will enable authorities to contact and communicate the new
 regulations to vessel owners/users and allow them time to comply in a reasonable time
 period. We are cognisant that there will likely be a few situations of personal hardship,
 problems contacting owners, seaworthiness of vessels, etc, etc. but believe that these
 can be managed in a manner that is fair and equitable for both parties.
 Further detail in respect of each proposed amendment is outlined below.
 Definitions:

    «  Ananchorage is a place where you can stop and secure your vessel using its
       anchor. In an anchorage, there may also be courtesy moorings you can tie your
       vessel to instead.
    «  Moorngs are used to secure a vessel in a particular location. A mooring is
       something you can tie your vessel to. In the Noosa River a mooring is typically
       a device that sits on or in the seabed that has a chain affixed to it with a buoy
       on the water surface. There are several common mooring buoy types used in
       Australian waterways which we recommend be used here:
          o  pink buoy — free moorings available to the public for a 24-hour period,
          o  yellow buoy — MSQ restricted type mooring (inc. permitted liveaboards
             that you need a permit for) that is registered to a specific GPS location
             on an annual lease basis between MSQ and a private user. Only
             the registered owner of the vessel or the vessel authority holder is
             permitted to moor at the mooring location. No commercial use is
             permitted. No additional future yellow buoys. Once an existing yellow
             buoy lease lapses or is surrendered, then the buoy will either be
             cancelled and removed from the waterway or reallocated as a different
             type of buoy if/when required for public benefit ie. temporary visitor
             moorings, safety, etc.
          o  orange buoy— commercial moorings for licensed businesses — for
             example, charters, commercial fishing and boat repairs
          o  red buoy — club moorings for boating and sailing clubs
          o  blue buoy — emergency moorings for police and Queensland Transport
             e.g. MSQ to secure vessels
 Implement a time limit on all free anchoring
 The recommended amendments to the Act does not allow a vessel to be at anchor
 (including made fast to the shore) anywhere in the Noosa River system — such as in
 a bay, lake, creek, waterway, the river or locality — for more than 28 consecutive days
 in a financial year. Anchoring does not include genuine transient anchoring examples
 which include anchoring to fish from a watercraft and anchoring for 15 minutes to buy
 fuel, bait, etc or unload/load gear. A vessel may move and anchor at different locations
 in the waterway (excluding exclusion zones) but only up to in total a maximum of the
 28 days in a financial year. For extended occupation, vessel owners need to seek
 access to marinas or commercial moorings facilities.
 Cap the number of permanent registered moorings up to a maximum of 105 in total.
 The NRSAC recommends that as the existing yellow buoys moorings become vacant
 or are surrendered or are defaulted due to non-compliance; etc that they are used to:

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