{"id":"F2025L00435","name":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species – Common Hagfish) Determination 2025","slug":"f2025l00435","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442801,"registerId":"F2025L00435-fast-fetch-1775957735950","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species – Common Hagfish) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: TAC Determination Non Quota Hagfish 2024\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nSouthern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species – Common Hagfish) Determination 2025\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.\n\nDated 12th March 2025 \n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sevaly Sen | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| Sally Troy | | |\n| Commissioner | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Determination of total allowable catch\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species – Common Hagfish) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026.\n\n4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsections 15(1) and 15(3) of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n1. In this instrument:\n\n\n Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\n Fisheries Rules 2019 means the Tasmanian Fisheries Rules 2019 as those rules are amended from time to time. The rules could in 2025 be viewed free of charge on the Tasmanian Government’s Tasmanian Legislation Website (https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/asmade/sr-2019-067).\n\nManagement Plan means the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.\n\n1. Any term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Management Plan.\n\n\nNote: Terms defined in the Act have the same meanings in this Instrument.\n\n6 Determination of total allowable catch\n\n \n\n(1) This section applies to the total allowable catch for common hagfish, Eptatretus cirrhatus, a non-quota species, in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery for the 2025-26 fishing year commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026, within the area of waters described as:\n\n(a) waters relevant to the State of Queensland south of the parallel of Latitude 24 degrees 30 minutes South seaward of the 4000 metre isobath; and\n\n(b) waters relevant to the State of New South Wales north of the parallel of Latitude 33 degrees 35 minutes South seaward of the 4000 metre isobath; and\n\n(c) waters relevant to the State of New South Wales south of the parallel of Latitude 33 degrees 35 minutes South but excluding coastal waters; and\n\n(d) waters relevant to the States of Victoria and Tasmania but excluding coastal waters and the area of waters within the Kent Group National Park as defined in Schedule 1 of the Tasmanian Fisheries Rules 2019.\n\n(2) For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table, the total allowable catch, in tonnes, for that species is determined in column 2, for the area specified in column 3, on the basis of the preparation of the fish in accordance with column 4.\n\n| Item | Column 1
Species of fish | Column 2
Total allowable catch | Column 3
Area | Column 4
Preparation |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Common hagfish | 40 tonnes | North of the parallel of Latitude
36 degrees 45 minutes South | Whole weight |\n| 2 | Common hagfish | 40 tonnes | South of the parallel of Latitude
36 degrees 45 minutes South | Whole weight |\n\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates within the authority stated (subsecs 15(1) and 15(3) of the Management Plan for paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act (see s 4)) and limits a single non‑quota species for a defined fishing year (see s 6). There is no text in the instrument expanding or narrowing that enabling authority; the scope aligns with the enabling provisions and with the instrument’s stated temporal and geographic limits."},"complexity_factors":["Simple numerical limits: two fixed TAC figures (40 t each) and single species reduces legal complexity.","Geographic delineation by multiple latitude lines, state relevance and exclusions (coastal waters; Kent Group NP) requires cartographic interpretation.","Cross‑references to external instruments (Management Plan, Fisheries Management Act 1991, Tasmanian Fisheries Rules 2019) create dependency on other texts for full scope.","Temporal limitation: commencement tied to registration and fixed cessation (1 May 2026) imposes short‑term regulatory planning.","Non‑quota status: affects enforcement and commercial behaviour differently than quota species (implicates catch monitoring and compliance rather than quota accounting).","Specification of preparation (whole weight) affects measurement, reporting and compliance procedures."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets total allowable catches for common hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus), a non‑quota species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, at 40 tonnes north and 40 tonnes south of latitude 36°45′S for the 2025–26 fishing year (1 May 2025–30 April 2026). It applies to specified state waters and measures catch as whole weight. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority made it under the Management Plan and the Fisheries Management Act; it limits harvest, creates compliance obligations for fishers and allocates regulatory discretion to AFMA."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function suggested by its title: setting a total allowable catch for a specific non-quota species. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of fisheries management and catch limitation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, ~2 pages)","Only 3 defined terms in section 5 (Act, Fisheries Rules 2019, Management Plan)","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward tabular format","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to parent Act and Management Plan for definitions)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — just geographic boundaries and a simple tonnage cap","Clear temporal limitation (automatic cessation on 1 May 2026)"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets total allowable catches for common hagfish at 40 tonnes north and 40 tonnes south of latitude 36°45′S for the 2025–26 fishing year (1 May 2025–30 April 2026), measured as whole weight.\n\nIt applies across the offshore SESSF and affects commercial fishers and AFMA enforcement to prevent overfishing and encourage catch distribution."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2025l00435","history":"/api/acts/f2025l00435/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2025l00435/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2025l00435/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2025l00435/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2025l00435/documents"}}