{"id":"F2008B00762","name":"Declaration pursuant to section 17 - licence requirement for community rock lobster, Spanish mackerel and pearl shell fishing","slug":"declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72068,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00762-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration pursuant to section 17 - licence requirement for community rock lobster, Spanish mackerel and pearl shell fishing","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTORRES STRAIT FISHERIES ACT 1984\n\nDECLARATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 17\n\nI, john charles kerin, the Minister of State for Primary  \nIndustries and Energy, acting for and on behalf of the  \nProtected Zone Joint Authority, in accordance with the power  \nconferred by paragraph 35(1) (a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries  \nAct 1984 (the Act), hereby declare, pursuant to subsection  \n17(1) of the Act, that a licence under subsection 19(2) of the  \nAct is required for the purpose of taking fish, with the use of  \na boat over 6 metres in length in the course of community  \nfishing --\n\n(a) rock lobster from the area of the rock lobster fishery;\n\n(b) Spanish mackerel from the area of the Spanish mackerel  \nfishery;\n\n(c) pearl shell from the area of the pearl shell fishery.\n\nPursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Act this Notice shall come  \ninto force one month after publication of this Notice in the Gazette.\n\nDated this Eleventh day of August 1989.\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nJOHN KERIN\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1977},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration implements the foundational licensing framework envisioned by the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, establishing baseline permit requirements for specific community fisheries without expanding beyond the Act's original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to three separate sections of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (sections 17, 19, and 35)","Technical statutory terms requiring contextual knowledge ('community fishing', 'Protected Zone Joint Authority')","Specific quantitative threshold (6 metre boat length) creating a conditional application","Three distinct fishery areas with separate regulatory boundaries"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This declaration creates a licensing requirement for traditional Torres Strait Islander fishers (called \"community fishing\" under the law) who use boats longer than 6 metres to catch rock lobster, Spanish mackerel, or pearl shell in designated fishery areas.\n\n**Who it affects:** Torres Strait Islander communities engaged in traditional fishing activities in the Torres Strait Protected Zone.\n\n**Key requirements:**\n* **Boat size threshold:** Only applies if the fishing boat is over 6 metres long\n* **Species covered:** Rock lobster, Spanish mackerel, and pearl shell  \n* **Licence needed:** Must hold a licence under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 to take these species\n* **Purpose:** Helps manage and protect these specific fish stocks by regulating larger-scale traditional fishing operations\n\n**How it works:** The Protected Zone Joint Authority uses powers under the Act to require these licences as a condition for accessing these fisheries."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a","history":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a/history","analysis":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/declaration-pursuant-to-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-rock-lobster-spanish-mackerel-a/documents"}}