{"id":"C2004L02386","name":"Fisheries Management Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 3)","slug":"fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"190 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":26549,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L02386-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Article 3.2","content":"## 1 Article 3.2\n\nsubstitute\n\n3.2 It shall be a condition of any licence issued pursuant to this Treaty that the vessel in respect of which the licence is issued is operated in accordance with the requirements of Annex I. No fishing vessel of the United States shall be used for fishing in the Licensing Area without a licence issued in accordance with annex II or in waters closed to fishing pursuant to Annex I, except in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, or unless the vessel is used for fishing albacore tuna by the trolling method or for fishing by the longline method, in high sea areas of the treaty area.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Annex I, Schedule 2, item dealing with Papua New Guinea","content":"## 2 Annex I, Schedule 2, item dealing with Papua New Guinea\n\nsubstitute\n\n    Papua New Guinea At all times, all territorial seas, archipelagic waters and internal waters.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Annex I, Schedule 2, item dealing with Solomon Islands","content":"## 3 Annex I, Schedule 2, item dealing with Solomon Islands\n\nsubstitute\n\n    Solomon Islands At all times, all internal waters, territorial seas, and, archipelagic waters, together with, all waters within the exclusive economic zone of the Solomon Islands that are west of the meridian of Longitude of 163 East.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Annex I, Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 3","content":"## 4 Annex I, Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 3\n\nomit\n\n> Notes\n\n> Note: 1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1992 No. 20, as amended by 1992 No. 455; 1993 Nos. 74, 118 and 296; 1994 Nos. 77, 125 and 419; 1995 Nos. 285 and 360; 1996 Nos. 67 and 317; 1997 Nos. 19, 95, 186, 278 and 410; 1998 No. 24; 1999 Nos. 22, 98, 130 and 285; 2000 Nos. 56, 92, 310, 337, 338 and 339; 2001 Nos. 3, 22 and 302; 2002 Nos. 25, 27, 60 and 157.\n\n> Note: 2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 August 2002.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1966},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendments remain within the original scope of managing access for United States fishing vessels under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty. The changes update specific geographic restrictions and licensing exemptions but do not expand the regulatory framework beyond the original purpose of implementing treaty-based fisheries management."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to treaty annexes and articles not contained in the amendment text (Annex I, Annex II, Article 3 paragraph 3)","Nested conditional logic in Article 3.2 involving three layers of exceptions (licence requirement, closed waters exemption, high seas method exemptions)","Technical geographic boundaries requiring maritime navigation knowledge (163° East meridian, archipelagic waters, EEZ)","Interaction between domestic statutory rules and international treaty obligations","Species-specific and gear-specific exemptions (albacore tuna vs other species, trolling/longline vs other methods)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the treaty-implementing rules governing US fishing vessels in Pacific waters. They require licences for fishing in the treaty’s Licensing Area, forbid fishing in waters designated closed under Annex I, but exempt trolling for albacore and longlining on the high seas.\n\nThey also redraw closed-water coverage: Papua New Guinea’s internal, archipelagic and territorial seas are closed, while the Solomon Islands’ internal, archipelagic and territorial seas plus EEZ waters west of 163°E are closed. Several old Schedule 3 paragraphs are deleted."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-amendment-regulations-2001-no-3/documents"}}