{"id":"F2020L00621","name":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2020","slug":"bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440490,"registerId":"F2020L00621-fast-fetch-1775956089157","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nBass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2020\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administation Act 1991.   \n\nDated 25 May 2020 \n\nSally Weekes\n\nActing Executive Secretary\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Revocation\n\n4  Authority\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Determination of fishing season\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 12 July 2020.\n\n3  Revocation\n\n  This instrument is revoked on 1 January 2021.\n\n4 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under parargraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 for the purpose of subsection 3.1 of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scalllop Fishery Management Plan 2002 (the Plan).\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.\n\nNote: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.\n\n6  Determination of fishing season\n\n  The fishing season in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery is determined to be the period commencing 12 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1920},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function indicated by its title—setting the 2020 fishing season dates for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this limited administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision determining a specific date range (section 6)","Definitions incorporated entirely by reference from parent legislation (section 5)","Automatic revocation (sunset) clause with fixed expiry date (section 3)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive regulatory requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the 2020 scallop season in the Bass Strait Central Zone—authorising licensed commercial fishers in that specific fishery to take scallops between 12 July 2020 and 31 December 2020.\n\nIt expires on 1 January 2021. It matters because AFMA uses time-limited seasons to control total catch and help sustain scallop stocks by restricting when permitted fishers may operate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2020/documents"}}