{"id":"F2009L04282","name":"Determination No. HIMIF 2009/2010 TAC D8 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2009/2010 Season","slug":"determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":82045,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L04282-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Citation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Citation","content":"# Citation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the HIMIF 2009/2010 TAC D8 Determination.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commencement","content":"# Commencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Application","sectionType":"part","heading":"Application","content":"# Application\n\n3. This Determination applies to a holder of a fishing concession in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder of that fishing concession.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Interpretation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interpretation","content":"# Interpretation\n\n4. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.\n\n\\[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.\\]","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Determination of total allowable catch a","sectionType":"part","heading":"Determination of total allowable catch and catch limits","content":"# Determination of total allowable catch and catch limits\n\n5. The total allowable catch for target species and catch limits for bycatch species in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for the season which commences on 1 December 2009 and which will end on 30 November 2010 are:\n\nTarget species:\n\nPatagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,550 tonnes\n\nMackerel Icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 1,658 tonnes\n\nBycatch Species:\n\nMacrourus spp 360 tonnes\n\nUnicorn Icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus) 150 tonnes\n\nSkates and Rays (Bathyraja spp.) 120 tonnes\n\nGrey Rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons) 80 tonnes\n\nAll other species 50 tonnes (for each species)","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1563},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination remains strictly within its original purpose of setting annual catch limits for the specified fishing season. It is a routine administrative determination that does not expand beyond the scope of quota-setting for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only 5 operative sections","Definitions incorporated entirely by reference to external instruments (Fisheries Management Act 1991 and Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references","Straightforward numerical limits presented in a simple list format"],"plain_english_summary":"This document sets the fishing quotas (catch limits) for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for the 2009/2010 season.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the **Total Allowable Catch (TAC)** for target species that can be legally caught:\n  - Patagonian Toothfish: 2,550 tonnes\n  - Mackerel Icefish: 1,658 tonnes\n\n- Sets **catch limits for bycatch species** (fish caught accidentally while targeting other species):\n  - Macrourus spp: 360 tonnes\n  - Unicorn Icefish: 150 tonnes\n  - Skates and Rays: 120 tonnes\n  - Grey Rockcod: 80 tonnes\n  - All other species: 50 tonnes per species\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone holding a fishing concession (license) for this fishery, or anyone acting on their behalf.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese limits prevent overfishing and ensure sustainable harvest of fish stocks in Australia's sub-Antarctic waters. Once these limits are reached, fishing for those species must stop."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season","history":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2009-2010-tac-d8-total-allowable-catch-determination-2009-2010-season/documents"}}