{"id":"F2025L01406","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025","slug":"f2025l01406","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":345417,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L01406-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

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The whole of this instrument.

On the day after registration.

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\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cessation","content":"#### 3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 1 October 2026 unless revoked earlier.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 15A(4) of the Act and subsection 13(1) of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n (a) fishing season;\n (b) total allowable catch;\n (c) TRL fishery; and\n (d) tropical rock lobster.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of total allowable catch","content":"#### 6 Determination of total allowable catch\n\n For the purposes of subsection 15A(4) of the Act and subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing on 1 December 2025 and ending on 30 September 2026, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight).\n For the purposes of subsection 15A(4) of the Act and subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 268,852.5 kilograms (unprocessed weight).","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests: setting the total allowable catch for tropical rock lobster for a specific fishing season. It does not expand beyond the quota-setting purpose established by the parent Act and Management Plan."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 6 operative sections","Minimal defined terms: only 1 explicit definition ('Management Plan'), with 4 terms incorporated by reference from the parent Management Plan","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to parent legislation (Torres Strait Fisheries Act and Management Plan 2018)","Straightforward arithmetic operation (base TAC + increase = final TAC)","Sunset clause is simple and unconditional"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the 2025–26 total allowable catch for tropical rock lobster (kaiar) in the Torres Strait at 268,852.5 kg (up from a 200,000 kg base). It applies to licensed commercial fishers, Torres Strait traditional fishers under the Treaty, and the Protected Zone Joint Authority.\n\nThe limit aims to prevent overfishing and sustain yields based on scientific assessment and Treaty arrangements; the determination expires on 1 October 2026."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument sets a specific TAC for the 2025–26 fishing season and a defined expiry date; nothing within the text indicates an expansion or contraction of the instrument's original statutory scope. The measure is limited to determining the TAC for the TRL fishery for that season (section 6) and is time‑bound by the commencement and cessation provisions (sections 2 and 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Dual TAC figures in a single instrument (subsection 6(1) sets 200,000 kg; subsection 6(2) increases the TAC to 268,852.5 kg) — creates a narrow interpretive issue about the operative figure and sequencing.","Temporal limits and lifecycle: commencement is the day after registration (section 2) and the instrument expressly ceases on 1 October 2026 (section 3), so the measure is short‑term and time‑bound.","Statutory cross‑references: authority is drawn from subsection 15A(4) of the Act and subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan (section 4) — reading requires consulting external instruments/statute.","Reliance on external definitions: section 5 imports key terms from the Management Plan (including fishing season, total allowable catch, TRL fishery, tropical rock lobster), requiring cross‑reference to interpret scope and application.","Operational gaps: the instrument sets a numeric TAC only and does not specify quota allocations, monitoring, enforcement, or reporting mechanisms — practical implementation depends on other rules/instruments.","Numeric precision: the increased TAC uses a decimal (268,852.5 kg), which requires precise measurement/recording for compliance and enforcement.","Low structural complexity: the instrument is short and narrowly focused, limiting interpretive complexity beyond the points above."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the total allowable catch (TAC) for tropical rock lobster (kaiar) in the Torres Strait TRL fishery for the season 1 December 2025 to 30 September 2026: it states 200,000 kg (unprocessed) and then increases that TAC to 268,852.5 kg. It applies to participants in the TRL fishery, takes effect the day after registration and ceases on 1 October 2026; its practical effect is to constrain harvest volumes and therefore commercial catch opportunities for that season."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2025l01406","history":"/api/acts/f2025l01406/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2025l01406/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2025l01406/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2025l01406/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2025l01406/documents"}}