{"id":"F2019L00386","name":"Fisheries Administration Regulations 2019","slug":"fisheries-administration-regulations-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439996,"registerId":"F2019L00386-fast-fetch-1775955799074","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Administration Regulations 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFisheries Administration Regulations 2019\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 21 March 2019\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nRichard Colbeck\n\nAssistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources  Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Peak industry body\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fisheries Administration Regulations 2019.\n\n2  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 \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 October 2019. 1 October 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.\n\n4  Peak industry body\n\n  For the purposes of the definition of peak industry body in subsection 4(1) of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, the Commonwealth Fisheries Association is prescribed.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the substantive scope of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991. It simply prescribes a specific organisation as the \"peak industry body\" for the Act's definition (reg 4) and sets the commencement date (reg 2). Any change in who participates in processes under the Act arises from that prescription and from how the principal Act applies the defined term (reg 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross‑reference to the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 (reg 3) — understanding effects requires checking the principal Act.","Narrow, single substantive prescription (reg 4) — low internal complexity but legal consequence contingent on external provisions.","Technical commencement table (reg 2) — formal but routine timing provision.","Formal instrument‑making process recorded in preamble (Governor‑General acting with Federal Executive Council advice) — procedural detail relevant to validity.","Potential ambiguity if the prescribed entity’s legal identity or scope is contested — requires external verification of the Commonwealth Fisheries Association’s standing."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation names the Commonwealth Fisheries Association as the statutory “peak industry body” under the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 (reg 4) and fixes the instrument’s commencement as 1 October 2019 (reg 2). It does not itself create charges or substantive regulatory duties; its practical effect depends on how the Fisheries Administration Act uses the “peak industry body” label in decision‑making or consultation (reg 3)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the narrow, specific function contemplated by the enabling Act — prescribing a peak industry body. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total, with 3 being purely administrative (name, commencement, authority)","Single substantive provision (section 4) containing a straightforward prescription","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 250 words"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulation formally names the Commonwealth Fisheries Association as the official \"peak industry body\" for Australian Commonwealth fisheries under the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.  \n\nThat designation affects commercial fishers in Commonwealth waters, the Association itself, and government agencies—giving the industry a single recognised voice and a formal role in fisheries management and decision-making."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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