Not sure when the change came into effect, but new restrictions on tenders in qld waters.
Without registration the tender can only be used to transport people or stores between the mothership and the shore.

No fishing, crabbing or swimming and diving from the tender anymore.

Existing 2 mile restriction also remains to restrict sight seeing.

seems to be line with new AMSA regulations.

Must be new as Water police pulled me up a few weeks back.

Luckily my crab pots spots are in the 2 mile limit but the nice police man referred me to the new regulations.

Don't say you were not warned.

I don't know about the Qld regs, but as I understand it, the AMSA regs for tenders only apply to tenders of commercial vessels, not recreational vessels.

From the AMSA website:
"The important thing to remember is that if you use a tender as part of your commercial operation it must comply with the right standards. "

MSQ Qld has a bulletin outlining the rules. They are as you describe, for recreational tenders.
Marine Information Bulletin Safety equipment and registration requirements for tenders to Queensland regulated ships
www.msq.qld.gov.au/_/media/e1d2f746592846fcaff8e97363b7cf2a.pdf?rev=e60031882bfe448795a9157f3f890375&sc_lang=en&extension=pdf&size=137658&hash=AE0107E9BD99C905D90BBBCF1972C920
Sean

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lydia said..
Not sure when the change came into effect, but new restrictions on tenders in qld waters.

Must be new as Water police pulled me up a few weeks back.

Qld Marine Bulletin stating requirements is dated Feb 2025.

What's the difference between "a tender" and, for argument's sake, "a tinny"?

Is it the absence of discrete registration of the vessel?

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JonE said..
What's the difference between "a tender" and, for argument's sake, "a tinny"?

Is it the absence of discrete registration of the vessel?

A tinny can be a tender if it meets the description in the Bulletin.
What is a tender? A tender is a ship that is not a lifeboat, is 6m or less in length and is smaller than the parent ship. It can only be used to transport people or provisions between the ship and shore or ship to ship.

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SeanTsv said..

is not a lifeboat, is 6m or less in length and is smaller than the parent ship.

I understand that a tinny, or anything can be a tender.

What I'm trying to understand is, what makes it a tender? Is it the fact that it's not registered as a vessel in its own right and therefore the registration is under the "parent" vessel?

That brings the dingy/ tender rules more in line with nsw. If it's got a motor > 3kw & out side the 2nm limit it needs rego and all the usual safety gear, still got the joy of >3kw <6m within 2nm from mother ship no rego required. So still a bit more relaxed than nsw

So, reading the QLD regs a 2.6m inflatable with an engine of LESS than 3KW can go anywhere and a PLB and a 27m anchor line will cover offshore stuff.

So where did the no fishing etc come from?

Limited use requirements to be a tender.