{"id":"F2008L00964","name":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2008","slug":"bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73086,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00964-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nBASS STRAIT CENTRAL ZONE SCALLOP FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH DETERMINATION 2008\n\nFISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991\n\nBASS STRAIT CENTRAL ZONE SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2002\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes this determination under subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and section 27(1) of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.\n\nDated 26 March 2008\n\nThe Common Seal of the Australian\n\nFisheries Management Authority\n\nwas affixed in accordance with a\n\nresolution of the Board\n\nPeter Witheridge\n\nExecutive Secretary\n\n1 Name of determination\n\nThis Determination may be cited as the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination applies from 1 May 2008 and ends on 20 December 2008.\n\n> Note 1 Unless otherwise stated, a term used in this determination and in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 has the same meaning in this determination as in the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nAn expression used in this Determination that is used in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002 has the same meaning in this Determination as in that Plan.\n\n4 Determination of total allowable effort\n\nThe total allowable catch of Commercial scallop, Pecten fumatus, that may be taken in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery is 0 tonnes.\n\nThe total allowable catch of Doughboy scallop, Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimus, that may be taken in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery is 0 tonnes.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1781},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination performs exactly the function authorised by the parent Act and Management Plan—setting a total allowable catch for a specific fishing period. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond this specific administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections with minimal text","No defined terms within the instrument itself (all terms imported by reference from parent legislation)","Single, unconditional operative provision setting a numerical limit to zero","No exceptions, conditional logic, or complex cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **total allowable catch** (legal fishing limit) for scallops in the Bass Strait Central Zone to **zero tonnes** for the 2008 season.\n\n**What it means:**\n- **Commercial scallops** (*Pecten fumatus*) and **Doughboy scallops** (*Chlamys asperrimus*) cannot be legally caught for commercial purposes during the specified period.\n- This effectively **closes the fishery** from 1 May 2008 to 20 December 2008.\n- The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) made this rule under powers granted by the *Fisheries Management Act 1991* and the *Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002*.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSetting the catch limit to zero is a conservation measure, typically used to protect declining scallop populations or allow stocks to recover before reopening the fishery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008","history":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008/documents"}}