Indigenous fishers' treatment a human rights abuse, NSW inquiry hears

Charges against Stewart Davison for fisheries offences were dismissed in 2021. (ABC South East NSW: Vanessa Milton)

In recently published submissions to a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry, Indigenous fishers have described being exposed to aggressive treatment and targeting by fisheries NSW officers working on the state's south coast.

Section 21AA of the NSW Fisheries Management Amendment Act makes special provision for an Aboriginal person to take or possess fish for cultural fishing purposes, despite other limits.