{"id":"C2004L04709","name":"Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-Water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations","slug":"fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"464 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27623,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04709-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-Water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 4641\n\n–––––––\n\nFisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-water Trawl Fisheries) 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 (Western and North Western Deep-water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“endorsement” means an endorsement of a licence under subsection 9 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1952;\n\n“licence” means a licence granted under subsection 9 (2) or (3) of the Fisheries Act 1952;\n\n“notice” means Fisheries Notice No. WNW 1 published in the Gazette on 15 June 1990 and in force under section 8 of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984;\n\n“the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.\n\nEndorsements prescribed under paragraph 5 (b) of the Act\n\n3. For the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Act, each of the endorsements referred to in paragraph 6 of the notice is prescribed.\n\n  \n\nAmount of levy under subsection 6 (1) of the Act\n\n4. For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, $3,100 is specified as the amount of levy for a licence bearing one or more of the endorsements referred to in paragraph 6 of the notice.\n\nRepeal of Fisheries Levy (Western Deep-water Trawl Fishery) Regulations\n\n5. Statutory Rules 1988 No. 172 and 1989 No. 211 are repealed.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\.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":1525},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original limited scope of setting levy amounts for specific deep-water trawl fisheries as authorized by the Fisheries Levy Act 1984. It replaces previous regulations without expanding beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the Interpretation section","Single substantive provision setting a fixed dollar amount ($3,100)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and one external Gazette notice)","Very short length (5 sections total)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\nThis regulation sets a fixed annual fee (**$3,100**) for commercial fishing licences operating in Australia's Western and North Western deep-water trawl fisheries.\n\n**Who it affects**\nCommercial fishers who hold licences with specific endorsements (permissions) for deep-water trawling in these Commonwealth-managed fisheries.\n\n**Why it matters**\n*   It establishes the exact amount fishers must pay for these specific fishing rights\n*   It replaces earlier regulations from 1988 and 1989, consolidating the fee structure\n*   The levy only applies to licences carrying endorsements listed in **Fisheries Notice No. WNW 1** (a technical document defining the specific fishing permissions)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-western-and-north-western-deep-water-trawl-fisheries-regulations/documents"}}