Get a recreational fishing licence

If you apply for a licence with more than one type of fishing activity in a single transaction, you are entitled to a 10% discount.

You only pay half the fee if you meet any of the following criteria:

1. you are under the age of 16 years*
2. you hold a Seniors Card issued by the Department of Communities
3. you receive either:
   1. an age, disability support or widows pension or allowance under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth
   2. a pension under the Coal Industry Superannuation Act 1989
   3. a pension as a widow of a member of the forces, a service pension or the special rate of pension as a person who is totally and permanently incapacitated, under the Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth
4. you are the spouse, de facto partner, widow or widower of a person referred to in 3. (above), or if you were the de facto partner of a person referred to in 3. Immediately before their death.

*Anglers under the age of 16 do not require a south-west freshwater angling licence.  

An Aboriginal person fishing in accordance with customary law and tradition; and for the purpose of satisfying personal, domestic, ceremonial, educational or non-commercial communal needs; does not require a recreational fishing licence.

This applies if you are taking fish from any waters in accordance with continuing Aboriginal tradition and the fish are taken for your personal use or that of your family and not for a commercial purpose.

If you need to identify gear such as rock lobster pots and nets, you should use the letter ‘A’ followed by your date of birth. For example, if a person was born on 29 March 1985, the gear identification number is A29/3/85.

You can choose to take out a recreational fishing licence and receive a plastic licence card, in which case normal fees will apply.