{"id":"C2004L04665","name":"Fisheries Levy (North West Shelf Deep-Water Trawl Fishery) Regulations","slug":"fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"67 of 1988","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27516,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04665-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Levy (North West Shelf Deep-Water Trawl Fishery) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 No. 671\n\n–––––––\n\nFisheries Levy (North West Shelf\n\nDeep-water Trawl Fishery) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.\n\nDated 28 April 1988.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJOHN KERIN\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industries and Energy\n\n–––––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Levy (North West Shelf Deep-water Trawl Fishery) Regulations.\n\nPrescribed class of endorsements\n\n2. The following class of endorsements is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984, namely endorsements under subsection 9 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1952 on licences in respect of boats granted under subsection 9 (2) or (3) of the last-mentioned Act that are endorsements to extend the licences so as to authorise use of those boats in the area of waters to which Fisheries Notice No. 204 made under subsection 8 (1) of the last-mentioned Act applies and in respect of fish specified in that Notice.\n\nAmount of levy\n\n3. For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984, $1,670 is specified as the amount of levy in respect of an endorsement included in the class of endorsements prescribed by regulation 2.\n\n  \n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 April 1988.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1602},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1988 instrument establishing the levy. It maintains a narrow, specific scope focused solely on setting the fee amount for North West Shelf Deep-Water Trawl Fishery endorsements without expanding into broader regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total with no subsections","Single fixed monetary amount ($1,670) with no conditions, tiers, or calculation formulas","No interpretation section or defined terms","Straightforward references to parent Acts only for legal authority, not operational complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets a **$1,670 fee** (called a 'levy') for specific commercial fishing licences in a remote Australian fishery.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial fishers operating in the **North West Shelf Deep-Water Trawl Fishery**\n- Specifically, boat owners who hold licences under the Fisheries Act 1952 with a special endorsement (permission added to their licence) allowing them to trawl in deep waters off Australia's north-west coast\n\n**What it does:**\n- Charges exactly **$1,670** for each licence endorsement that authorizes fishing in the area defined by Fisheries Notice No. 204\n- The money is collected as a tax (levy) under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It establishes the cost for commercial operators to access this specific deep-water fishing zone north of Western Australia\n- The revenue goes to the Commonwealth government to help manage fisheries"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-north-west-shelf-deep-water-trawl-fishery-regulations/documents"}}