{"id":"F2008B00761","name":"Declaration under section 17 - licence requirement for community prawn fishing","slug":"declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72067,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00761-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration under section 17 - licence requirement for community prawn fishing","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Torres Strait Fishers Act 1984\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTorres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\n \n\nDECLARATION UNDER SECTION 17\n\n \n\n \n\nIN accordance with the powers conferred by paragraph 35 (1) (a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, the Protected Zone Joint Authority hereby declares, pursuant to sub-section 17 (1) of that Act, that a licence under sub-section 19 (2) of that Act is required for the purpose of taking, in the course of community fishing, of prawns with the use of any boat from the area of the prawn fishery.\n\n \n\nDated this twenty-fourth day of August 1987.\n\n \n\nJOHN KERIN\n\nFor and on behalf of the  Protected Zone Joint Authority\n\nN.N. – 8723347\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2781},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains a narrow, targeted declaration imposing licensing requirements specifically on boat-based prawn harvesting within the community fishery. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of managing prawn stocks in the Torres Strait Protected Zone."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative paragraph but references three different sections of the parent Act (sections 35(1)(a), 17(1), and 19(2))","Assumes knowledge of defined terms including 'community fishing', 'traditional inhabitant', and 'Protected Zone Joint Authority'","Requires understanding of the exemption structure—licensing requirements apply to an activity otherwise exempt from permits"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1987 declaration makes Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal traditional inhabitants require a licence when catching prawns by boat in the designated prawn fishery area, creating an exception to the usual “community fishing” licence exemption. It matters because it brings subsistence boat-based prawn harvests under formal regulation and enforcement to help monitor and sustain prawn stocks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing","history":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing/history","analysis":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/declaration-under-section-17-licence-requirement-for-community-prawn-fishing/documents"}}