 A Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL) can be purchased for periods of:
- 48 hours ($5)
- 28 days ($10), and
- 1 year ($20).
The RFL is GST exempt. The Recreational Fishing Licence is available from many NRE offices , and more than 950 retail businesses throughout Victoria (full details of all outlets here), including most retail fishing tackle stores. You can now purchase your RFL at over 280 Shell Touch outlets.
The licence may also be purchased via the NRE website: www.nre.vic.gov.au/fishing. You will need your credit card details when purchasing a RFL via the internet.
Your
licence may not be loaned or transferred to another person. A RFL may
be purchased to come into effect on a future date, for up to one year
from the actual date of its purchase.
Your Licence Fees at Work
The
Victorian Government has recently established a dedicated Trust Fund
for revenue from fishing licence fees. A Financial Report on
expenditure of the funds will be prepared by 1 October each year for
tabling in Parliament.
A
Fisheries Revenue Allocation Committee (FRAC) has been appointed to
advise the Minister on distribution of funds. The committee includes
recreational fishing representatives. For further information call 136
186.
Information on this page used with permission from the Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide, 2002-2003, produced by Fisheries Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE).
NRE Customer Service Centre, telephone 136 186 (8am-8pm).
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