{"id":"F2025L00833","name":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2025","slug":"bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442886,"registerId":"F2025L00833-fast-fetch-1775957805470","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 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n\n\n \n\nBass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2025\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination. \n\nDated 7 July 2025\n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sevaly Sen | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| Sally Troy | | |\n| Commissioner | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Determination of fishing season\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 13 July 2025.\n\n3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 1 January 2026.\n\n4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act for the purpose of section 3 of the Management Plan.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n1. In this instrument:\n\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nManagement Plan means Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.\n\n1. Any term used in this instrument that is defined for the purpose of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Management Plan.\n\n\nNote: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003).\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 13 July 2025 and ending 31 December 2025.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1425},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow administrative purpose of specifying the fishing season dates for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery, consistent with routine annual determinations."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms (Act and Management Plan)","Single operative provision setting date ranges","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Minimal cross-referencing limited to enabling legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This determination sets the exact dates when commercial fishing for scallops is permitted in the Bass Strait Central Zone.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commercial fishers who hold quota rights (allocated catch entitlements) in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery.\n\n**The key details:**\n* **Season dates:** 13 July 2025 to 31 December 2025\n* **Legal effect:** During this window, licensed fishers may harvest scallops according to their individual quotas. Outside these dates, taking scallops is prohibited.\n* **Duration:** This rule is active from 13 July 2025 until the instrument automatically expires on 1 January 2026.\n\n**Why it matters:** Scallop populations require careful management to prevent overfishing. This instrument acts as the official 'start gun' for the fishery, ensuring harvesting only occurs during assessed sustainable periods and aligns with the broader 2002 Management Plan for the fishery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025","history":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025/documents"}}