{"id":"F2017L01438","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2018","slug":"f2017l01438","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317622,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01438-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Fishing Season 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\n\nSOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERY FISHING SEASON 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 subclause 3.1 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 Fishing Season 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 This Determination ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2018 unless earlier revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4.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 the fishing season\n\n5. The fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is the period starting on 1 December in a year and ending on 30 November in the following year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1868},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its narrow technical scope of determining season dates for the fishery. No substantive expansion beyond the original purpose of temporal regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause determining the date range","No defined terms within the instrument (only imported definitions from parent legislation)","No exceptions, conditions, or penalty provisions","Linear structure with only standard administrative clauses (citation, commencement, cessation)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the **fishing season** for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. It establishes that commercial fishing for this species is permitted during a 12-month period running from **1 December to 30 November** of the following year.\n\nThe instrument is made by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under the *Fisheries Management Act 1991* and operates as a temporary rule that expires after one year unless renewed. It ensures the fishing year aligns with calendar and biological cycles for managing this internationally regulated fish stock."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l01438","history":"/api/acts/f2017l01438/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l01438/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l01438/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l01438/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l01438/documents"}}