{"id":"F2017L01433","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation Determination 2018","slug":"f2017l01433","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317616,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01433-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation Determination 2018","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nDETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY\n\nFisheries Management Act 1991\n\nSection 17(6)(aa)\n\nSouthern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995\n\nSubclause 3.1 and Subclause 17.2\n\nSOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERY AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL CATCH ALLOCATION DETERMINATION 2018\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclauses 3.1 and 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.\n\nDated: 1 November 2017\n\nMade in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, this instrument is accepted on behalf of the Commission by:\n\nAndrew Pearson\n\nExecutive Secretary\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation Determination 2018.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on 1 December 2017.\n\nCessation\n\n3. This Determination ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2018 unless earlier revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.\n\nNotes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this determination.\n\nDetermination of Australia’s national catch allocation\n\n5. Australia’s national catch allocation for the season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery which will commence on:\n\n-   1 December 2017 and which will end on 30 November 2018 is 6,165,000 kilograms.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2425},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original scope as a routine seasonal quota-setting determination, precisely aligned with the administrative function authorised by the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 5 operative sections)","Single substantive provision (setting one numerical quota with fixed dates)","No definitions contained within the instrument (only external references)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Fixed 12-month temporal scope with automatic sunset clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This legal instrument sets the **total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australian commercial fishers are allowed to catch** during the 2017–2018 fishing season.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **The quota:** Australian fishers can catch up to **6,165,000 kilograms** (about 6,165 tonnes) of Southern Bluefin Tuna.\n- **When it applies:** From **1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018**.\n- **Who sets it:** The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), the government body that manages Commonwealth fisheries.\n- **Why it matters:** Southern Bluefin Tuna swim across international waters, so Australia negotiates a national share of the total global catch to prevent overfishing. This document formally allocates that share to Australian fishers for the season.\n- **Automatic expiry:** The rule automatically stops on **1 December 2018** unless cancelled earlier.\n\nIn simple terms, this is the official 'budget' for how much of this specific fish Australia can take from the ocean that year."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l01433","history":"/api/acts/f2017l01433/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l01433/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l01433/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l01433/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l01433/documents"}}