{"id":"F2013L01833","name":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 2 2013","slug":"bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127936,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01833-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### Commencement\n\n2. This Direction commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nCessation\n\n3. This Direction ceases to have effect as if it was repealed on 31 December 2014 unless earlier revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4. Terms used in this Direction that are defined for the purposes of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002 (the Plan) have the same meanings in this Direction as they have in the Plan.\n\nNotes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"To Whom This Direction Applies","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"To Whom This Direction Applies","content":"#### To Whom This Direction Applies\n\n5. This Direction applies to a holder of a fishing concession in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder.\n\n\\[Note: This means that the Direction does not apply to a person if the person is fishing in the area of the Fishery in accordance with a fishing concession that is subject to another plan of management in force under the Act, under a scientific permit, a permit issued in another fishery, or under a licence issued under a law of a State or Territory.\\]","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Direction Not to Engage in Fishing","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Direction Not to Engage in Fishing","content":"#### Direction Not to Engage in Fishing\n\n6. Fishing is not to be engaged in in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery.\n\nRevocation of previous Direction\n\n7. This Direction revokes the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2013 with effect from the commencement of this Direction.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1966},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates exactly within its described scope. Titled a 'Closures' Direction, it implements a straightforward temporary closure of the fishery consistent with the management plan framework. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original purpose of regulating fishing access for stock protection."},"complexity_factors":["Only 7 short sections with minimal text","Single operative provision (section 6) containing the fishing ban","No nested exceptions or conditional requirements within the direction itself","Limited cross-referencing (only definitions from the Management Plan and Fisheries Management Act 1991)","Automatic sunset clause (self-terminating on 31 December 2014)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction imposes a temporary ban on commercial scallop fishing in the Bass Strait Central Zone, replacing an earlier 2013 closure and automatically expiring on 31 December 2014 unless cancelled sooner. It mainly affects fishers holding federal scallop concessions and their crews, while exempting scientific, state/territory, or other permitted fishing activities. The pause is intended to protect scallop stocks and allow recovery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013","history":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-closures-direction-no-2-2013/documents"}}