The Aboriginal Fishing Advisory Council (AFAC) has been established under Section 229 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 to provide strategic level advice to the Minister for Primary Industries on issues affecting Aboriginal fishing. The Council will continue to play an important role in the development of cultural fishing policy as well as exploring commercial opportunities for Aboriginal communities associated with fishing activities.
The functions of the Council are to:
Within these broad functions the Council has focus on the following priority areas:
Enquiries regarding the Council can be made to DPI on (02) 4424 7400.
The AFAC is composed of up to fourteen members, as prescribed under the Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2010.
The membership of the Council must include the following:
The make-up of the Council aims to provide for knowledge and experience of:
The AFAC members also provide knowledge of and capacity to speak for the local region on fisheries related issues.
Member name and region | Profile |
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Mr Rene Woods - Chair Region 1 Far West NSW | |
Currently vacant Region 2 North West | |
Mr Michael Nolan Region 3 Central NSW | |
Mr David Carter Region 4 South Western NSW | |
Dr Chels Marshall - Deputy Chair Region 5 Northern NSW | |
Ms Regina Moran Region 6 Far North Coast NSW | |
Mr Wayne Anderson Region 7 North Coast NSW | |
Mr Ross McEntyre Region 8 Sydney and NSW Central Coast | |
Mr Graham Connolly Jr Region 9 South Coast NSW | |
Currently vacant Region 10 Far South Coast NSW | |
Dr Laura Parker Other Aboriginal Person | |
Ms Natalie Rotumah Nominee of NTSCORP | |
Cllr Peter Smith Nominee of NSWALC | |
Ms Laura McNamara Senior Officer of NSW DPI |