{"id":"F2016L01213","name":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2016","slug":"bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94603,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01213-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total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 2016","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nDETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY\n\nFisheries Management Act 1991\n\nSubsection 17(6)(aa)\n\nBass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002\n\nSection 27\n\nBass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2016\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 27 of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.\n\nDated: 13 July 2016\n\nIn accordance with a decision taken to have been made without a meeting of the Commissioners under s25 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, this instrument is accepted on behalf of the Commission by:\n\nNick Rayns\n\nExecutive Manager\n\nFisheries Management Branch\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Total Allowable Catch Determination 2016.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nCessation\n\n3. This Determination is repealed on 31 December 2016 unless earlier revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4. Terms used in this Determination 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 Determination as they have in the Plan.\n\nNotes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.\n\nDetermination of Total Allowable Catch\n\n5. The total allowable catch for each species in the 2016 fishing year in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery are:\n\nCommercial Scallop (Pecten fumatus): 3000 tonnes (whole weight)\n\nDoughboy scallop (Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimus): 100 tonnes (whole weight)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1403},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope of setting annual catch limits for the 2016 fishing season without expanding into regulatory areas beyond the determination of total allowable catch."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief instrument containing only 6 operative sections","Sets only two specific quantitative limits without conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Defers all definitions to external legislation (Fisheries Management Act 1991 and Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002)","No compliance mechanisms or enforcement provisions within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the maximum amount of scallops that commercial fishers can catch from the Bass Strait Central Zone during the 2016 fishing year.\n\n**What it does**\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority has set specific catch limits (called a \"total allowable catch\") for two types of scallops:\n- **Commercial Scallop** (*Pecten fumatus*): 3,000 tonnes (whole weight)\n- **Doughboy Scallop** (*Chlamys asperrimus*): 100 tonnes (whole weight)\n\nOnce these limits are reached, fishing for these species in this zone must stop for the year.\n\n**Who it affects**\nCommercial fishing operators licensed to operate in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThese limits help prevent overfishing and ensure scallop populations remain sustainable. The determination automatically expires on 31 December 2016."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016","history":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bass-strait-central-zone-scallop-fishery-total-allowable-catch-determination-2016/documents"}}