{"id":"F2011L00118","name":"Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation","slug":"eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86184,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00118-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nEastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination under subsection 20(3) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nDated 20 December 2010\n\nCommon Seal of the\n\nAustralian Fisheries\n\nManagement Authority\n\nAccepted on 10 January 2011\n\nMike Kelly\n\nParliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\nCommencement\n\n1.  This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In this Determination the ‘ETBF Plan 2005’ means the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005, determined under subsection 17(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nRevocation of the ETBF Plan 2005\n\n3. The ETBF Plan 2005 is revoked.\n\n4. Statutory fishing rights, boat permits and Coral Sea Zone permits granted under the ETBF Plan 2005 cease to have effect on 1 March 2011.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1614},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the narrow function described in its title—revoking the 2005 Plan. It does not expand regulatory scope beyond the necessary consequential cancellation of existing permits."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Single defined term ('ETBF Plan 2005') in the interpretation clause","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward repeal with one fixed-date consequence for permits"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially cancels the **Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005** — the rulebook that governed commercial fishing for species like tuna, marlin, and swordfish off Australia’s east coast.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Scraps the old plan**: Completely revokes (cancels) the 2005 management plan.\n*   **Void existing permits**: Any statutory fishing rights, boat permits, or Coral Sea Zone permits issued under the old plan automatically expire on **1 March 2011**.\n*   **Forces transition**: Commercial fishers must operate under a new management framework from that date.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nCommercial fishers who held permits to catch tuna and billfish in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery. These operators needed to secure new permits or arrangements by March 2011 to continue fishing legally."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation","history":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/eastern-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-management-plan-2005-revocation/documents"}}