{"id":"C2004L04668","name":"Fisheries Levy (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations","slug":"fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"465 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27614,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04668-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Levy (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 4651\n\n–––––––\n\nFisheries Levy (Northern Fish 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 17 December 1990.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJ. 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 (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984;\n\n“the notice” means Fisheries Notice No. NTF2 made under subsection 8 (1) of the Fisheries Act 1952 and published in the Gazette on 21 November 1990.\n\nPrescribed class of endorsements\n\n3. The following class of endorsements is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Act, 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 that Act each of which is an endorsement to extend a licence so as to authorise use of the boat to which the licence relates, at any time or during a period specified in an endorsement, for activities by way of fishing that are prohibited by the notice.\n\n  \n\nAmount of levy\n\n4\\. For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, $7,500 is specified as the amount of levy in respect of an endorsement included in the class of endorsements prescribed by regulation 3.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 January 1991.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1702},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on the specific purpose of setting a levy amount for a prescribed class of fishing endorsements in the Northern Fish Trawl Fishery, consistent with the enabling authority of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984."},"complexity_factors":["Requires cross-referencing three external documents (Fisheries Levy Act 1984, Fisheries Act 1952, and Fisheries Notice NTF2) to understand the full context","Nested legislative references (regulations reference subsections of an Act that itself references another Act)","Use of technical fisheries management terminology (endorsements, prohibited activities, licences) without internal definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set a fee of **$7,500** for special fishing permits in the Northern Fish Trawl Fishery.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commercial fishers who want to add a special permission (called an \"endorsement\") to their boat licence. This endorsement allows them to conduct trawling activities that are normally banned under Fisheries Notice NTF2.\n\n**How it works:**\n* Normally, certain trawling activities are prohibited in this fishery\n* Fishers can apply for an endorsement on their existing licence to conduct these activities anyway\n* This regulation establishes that getting that endorsement costs **$7,500** (this fee is called a \"levy\")\n\n**Why it matters:** It creates a financial barrier to accessing restricted fishing methods or areas, helping manage fish stocks while allowing the government to collect revenue for fishery management."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-northern-fish-trawl-fishery-regulations/documents"}}