2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 JANUARY 2021




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                             18 JANUARY 2021

    Maritime Safety Queensland
    Maritime Safety Queensland will facilitate day-to-day waterways operations and management of the
    Noosa River especially in maintaining a safe and healthy waterway by helping to educate the
    recreational boaties and commercial operators on their safety and environmental pollution
    obligations, as well as enforcement of these obligations under Transport Operations Marine Safety
    Act 1994 and its regulation, the Transport Operations Marine Pollution Act 1995 and its regulation
    and the Transport Operations (Waterways Management) Regulation) 2012, of which MSQ is the
    regulatory agency.
    Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee Participants
    Chair
    The NRSAC will be co-chaired by a senior officer of Noosa Shire Council and Maritime Safety
    Queensland. The Noosa Shire Council Chief Executive Officer will appoint an officer of Noosa Council
    to sit as the NSC Chair. MSQ's General Manager, or their nominated representative, will have
    responsibility for the role of Chair.
    Noosa Council will chair and lead discussion on catchment-related issues such as:

        ®  Water quality monitoring, research and biodiversity in the river system
        ®  Riparian management, specifically vegetation
        ®  Land-based inputs into the river, such as pollution and sediment
        ©  Stormwater management.
    Maritime Safety Queensland will chair and lead discussion on issues related to the Noosa River
    management within the coastal waters of Queensland:
        *  Recreational boating users of the river
        ® Boating safety related matters of the river
        ®  Ship-sourced marine pollution
        ©  Day-to-day management of maritime activities on the river
        ®  Boating Infrastructure.
    For activities that are not within the remit of either agency, the Chairs will liaise with and invite,
    where necessary, representatives of relevant management agencies, such as Queensland Water
    Police, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and
    Energy, Department of Environment and Science, Australian Maritime Safety Authority to attend
    meetings. Such issues may include (but not limited to):
        *  Commercial fishing
        e  Recreational fishing
        *  Commercial operations on the Noosa River.
    The Chairs will liaise with and invite, where necessary, Noosa Council technical representatives of
    relevant functional areas.
    Stakeholder Representation
    The NRSAC aims to achieve diverse representation across the community and stakeholders by
    providing for specific user group and interests to be represented.
    All NRSAC community members will represent a group with a specific interest in the Noosa River, or
    provide evidence that they can effectively represent a river user sector.

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