{"id":"F2024L00069","name":"Fisheries Management (Multiple Fishery Closures) Direction 2024","slug":"fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442255,"registerId":"F2024L00069-fast-fetch-1775957297503","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Management (Multiple Fishery Closures) Direction 2024","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 Management (Multiple Fishery Closures) Direction 2024\n\nI, Wez Norris, the Chief Executive Officer, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 9 January 2024   \n\nWez Norris\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  To Whom this instrument applies\n\n7 Direction not to engage in fishing\n\n8 Geographic coordinates\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMultiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014\n\nAnnexure A - North-West Shelf\n\nAnnexure B – Christmas Island\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Fisheries Management (Multiple Fishery Closures) Direction 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences 30 April 2024.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 41A(2) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in definitions section of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a)     Australian Fishing Zone;\n\n(b)     Fishing.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nWestern Tuna and Billfish Fishery has the same meaning as in the Western Tuna and Billfish Management Plan 2005.\n\nWestern Skipjack Fishery has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  To Whom this instrument applies\n\n (1) This instrument applies to a person who is permitted to engage in in fishing (however described) in the following fisheries:\n\n(a)  Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery; and\n\n(b) Western Skipjack Fishery.\n\n7 Direction not to engage in fishing\n\nFishing is not to be engaged in in the areas specified in Annexure A and Annexure B.\n\n8 Geographic coordinates\n\n(1)    Except as otherwise indicated, geographic coordinates in this instrument are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (commonly known as GDA94).\n\nNote: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 was published in. Gazette No. GN35 of 6 September 1995 at page 3369.\n\n(2)    In this instrument, a reference to WGS84 is a reference to the World Geodetic System 1984.\n\n(3)    In this instrument, GDA94 and WGS84 are taken to be equivalent.\n\nNote:    See US National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Technical Report - NIMA TR8350.2 Third Edition (including amendments to 23 June 2004) - Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984—Its Definition and Relationships with Local Geodetic Systems, in particular Chapters 2.2.1 and 7.  \n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMultiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAnnexure A - North-West Shelf\n\n(1) The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is generally north of the line:\n\n(a)       commencing at Point 1 in the table below;\n\n(b)       then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:\n\n| Point | Latitude South | Longitude East |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 13° 16.1373’ | 118° 24.3039’ |\n| 2 | 13° 15.3384’ | 118° 26.1194’ |\n| 3 | 13° 15.6419’ | 118° 26.6654’ |\n| 4 | 13° 16.0955’ | 118° 27.4903’ |\n| 5 | 13° 16.5453’ | 118° 28.3175’ |\n| 6 | 13° 16.9913’ | 118° 29.1467’ |\n| 7 | 13° 17.4335’ | 118° 29.9782’ |\n| 8 | 13° 17.8719’ | 118° 30.8117’ |\n| 9 | 13° 18.3065’ | 118° 31.6474’ |\n| 10 | 13° 18.7302’ | 118° 32.4714’ |\n| 11 | 13° 18.7373’ | 118° 32.4851’ |\n| 12 | 13° 19.1642’ | 118° 33.3249’ |\n| 13 | 13° 19.5873’ | 118° 34.1667’ |\n| 14 | 13° 20.0066’ | 118° 35.0106’ |\n| 15 | 13° 20.4220’ | 118° 35.8565’ |\n| 16 | 13° 20.8335’ | 118° 36.7044’ |\n| 17 | 13° 21.2412’ | 118° 37.5542’ |\n| 18 | 13° 21.6449’ | 118° 38.4060’ |\n| 19 | 13° 22.0448’ | 118° 39.2598’ |\n| 20 | 13° 22.4407’ | 118° 40.1155’ |\n| 21 | 13° 22.5669’ | 118° 40.3897’ |\n| 22 | 13° 22.8328’ | 118° 40.9730’ |\n| 23 | 13° 23.2209’ | 118° 41.8325’ |\n| 24 | 13° 23.6051’ | 118° 42.6938’ |\n| 25 | 13° 23.9854’ | 118° 43.5570’ |\n| 26 | 13° 24.3617’ | 118° 44.4219’ |\n| 27 | 13° 24.7340’ | 118° 45.2887’ |\n| 28 | 13° 25.1024’ | 118° 46.1573’ |\n| 29 | 13° 25.4669’ | 118° 47.0277’ |\n| 30 | 13° 25.8273’ | 118° 47.8998’ |\n| 31 | 13° 26.0619’ | 118° 48.4730’ |\n| 32 | 13° 26.1838’ | 118° 48.7736’ |\n| 33 | 13° 26.5362’ | 118° 49.6491’ |\n| 34 | 13° 26.8847’ | 118° 50.5264’ |\n| 35 | 13° 27.2291’ | 118° 51.4053’ |\n| 36 | 13° 27.5695’ | 118° 52.2858’ |\n| 37 | 13° 27.9059’ | 118° 53.1680’ |\n| 38 | 13° 28.2383’ | 118° 54.0518’ |\n| 39 | 13° 28.5666’ | 118° 54.9372’ |\n| 40 | 13° 28.8909’ | 118° 55.8242’ |\n| 41 | 13° 29.2086’ | 118° 56.7064’ |\n| 42 | 13° 29.2111’ | 118° 56.7128’ |\n| 43 | 13° 29.5273’ | 118° 57.6028’ |\n| 44 | 13° 29.8393’ | 118° 58.4944’ |\n| 45 | 13° 30.1473’ | 118° 59.3875’ |\n| 46 | 13° 30.4513’ | 119° 00.2821’ |\n| 47 | 13° 30.7511’ | 119° 01.1781’ |\n| 48 | 13° 31.0468’ | 119° 02.0756’ |\n| 49 | 13° 31.3385’ | 119° 02.9745’ |\n| 50 | 13° 31.6260’ | 119° 03.8748’ |\n| 51 | 13° 31.9094’ | 119° 04.7764’ |\n| 52 | 13° 32.0019’ | 119° 05.0730’ |\n| 53 | 13° 32.1887’ | 119° 05.6795’ |\n| 54 | 13° 32.4639’ | 119° 06.5838’ |\n| 55 | 13° 32.7349’ | 119° 07.4895’ |\n| 56 | 13° 33.0018’ | 119° 08.3965’ |\n| 57 | 13° 33.2645’ | 119° 09.3048’ |\n| 58 | 13° 33.5231’ | 119° 10.2143’ |\n| 59 | 13° 33.7775’ | 119° 11.1251’ |\n| 60 | 13° 34.0278’ | 119° 12.0371’ |\n| 61 | 13° 34.2739’ | 119° 12.9503’ |\n| 62 | 13° 34.4352’ | 119° 13.5580’ |\n| 63 | 13° 34.5158’ | 119° 13.8646’ |\n| 64 | 13° 34.7535’ | 119° 14.7802’ |\n| 65 | 13° 34.9871’ | 119° 15.6969’ |\n| 66 | 13° 35.2164’ | 119° 16.6146’ |\n| 67 | 13° 35.4416’ | 119° 17.5335’ |\n| 68 | 13° 35.6625’ | 119° 18.4535’ |\n| 69 | 13° 35.8793’ | 119° 19.3745’ |\n| 70 | 13° 36.0919’ | 119° 20.2966’ |\n| 71 | 13° 36.3002’ | 119° 21.2197’ |\n| 72 | 13° 36.5036’ | 119° 22.1447’ |\n| 73 | 13° 36.7577’ | 119° 22.5585’ |\n| 74 | 13° 37.0119’ | 119° 22.9724’ |\n| 75 | 13° 37.2660’ | 119° 23.3863’ |\n| 76 | 13° 37.5201’ | 119° 23.8002’ |\n| 77 | 13° 37.7742’ | 119° 24.2141’ |\n| 78 | 13° 38.0283’ | 119° 24.6280’ |\n| 79 | 13° 38.2824’ | 119° 25.0419’ |\n| 80 | 13° 38.5364’ | 119° 25.4559’ |\n| 81 | 13° 38.7905’ | 119° 25.8699’ |\n| 82 | 13° 39.0445’ | 119° 26.2838’ |\n| 83 | 13° 39.2986’ | 119° 26.6978’ |\n| 84 | 13° 39.5526’ | 119° 27.1118’ |\n| 85 | 13° 39.8066’ | 119° 27.5259’ |\n| 86 | 13° 40.0606’ | 119° 27.9399’ |\n| 87 | 13° 40.3146’ | 119° 28.3540’ |\n| 88 | 13° 40.5686’ | 119° 28.7680’ |\n| 89 | 13° 41.0631’ | 119° 29.5768’ |\n| 90 | 13° 41.5531’ | 119° 30.3884’ |\n| 91 | 13° 42.0394’ | 119° 31.2023’ |\n| 92 | 13° 42.5220’ | 119° 32.0186’ |\n| 93 | 13° 43.0008’ | 119° 32.8372’ |\n| 94 | 13° 43.4758’ | 119° 33.6581’ |\n| 95 | 13° 43.9471’ | 119° 34.4814’ |\n| 96 | 13° 44.4146’ | 119° 35.3069’ |\n| 97 | 13° 44.8782’ | 119° 36.1346’ |\n| 98 | 13° 45.0752’ | 119° 36.4880’ |\n| 99 | 13° 45.3381’ | 119° 36.9647’ |\n| 100 | 13° 45.7942’ | 119° 37.7969’ |\n| 101 | 13° 46.2464’ | 119° 38.6314’ |\n| 102 | 13° 46.6949’ | 119° 39.4680’ |\n| 103 | 13° 47.1394’ | 119° 40.3068’ |\n| 104 | 13° 47.5801’ | 119° 41.1478’ |\n| 105 | 13° 48.0170’ | 119° 41.9909’ |\n| 106 | 13° 48.4499’ | 119° 42.8361’ |\n| 107 | 13° 48.8790’ | 119° 43.6834’ |\n| 108 | 13° 49.2419’ | 119° 44.4080’ |\n| 109 | 13° 49.3042’ | 119° 44.5328’ |\n| 110 | 13° 49.7255’ | 119° 45.3843’ |\n| 111 | 13° 50.1429’ | 119° 46.2378’ |\n| 112 | 13° 50.5563’ | 119° 47.0933’ |\n| 113 | 13° 50.9659’ | 119° 47.9508’ |\n| 114 | 13° 51.3714’ | 119° 48.8103’ |\n| 115 | 13° 51.7731’ | 119° 49.6718’ |\n| 116 | 13° 52.1707’ | 119° 50.5352’ |\n| 117 | 13° 52.5644’ | 119° 51.4005’ |\n| 118 | 13° 52.9542’ | 119° 52.2678’ |\n| 119 | 13° 53.0619’ | 119° 52.5114’ |\n| 120 | 13° 53.3399’ | 119° 53.1369’ |\n| 121 | 13° 53.7217’ | 119° 54.0079’ |\n| 122 | 13° 54.0994’ | 119° 54.8808’ |\n| 123 | 13° 54.4731’ | 119° 55.7555’ |\n| 124 | 13° 54.8429’ | 119° 56.6320’ |\n| 125 | 13° 55.2085’ | 119° 57.5103’ |\n| 126 | 13° 55.5702’ | 119° 58.3903’ |\n| 127 | 13° 55.9278’ | 119° 59.2722’ |\n| 128 | 13° 56.2814’ | 120° 00.1557’ |\n| 129 | 13° 56.5286’ | 120° 00.7814’ |\n| 130 | 13° 15.1849’ | 121° 48.5243’ |\n| 131 | 13° 14.9979’ | 121° 49.0089’ |\n| 132 | 12° 30.0002’ | 123° 05.9997’ |\n| 133 | 12° 29.8689’ | 123° 06.1390’ |\n| 134 | 12° 29.8617’ | 123° 06.0827’ |\n| 135 | 12° 29.8287’ | 123° 05.8567’ |\n| 136 | 12° 29.7917’ | 123° 05.6314’ |\n| 137 | 12° 29.7506’ | 123° 05.4067’ |\n| 138 | 12° 29.7052’ | 123° 05.1829’ |\n| 139 | 12° 29.6559’ | 123° 04.9600’ |\n| 140 | 12° 29.6087’ | 123° 04.7625’ |\n| 141 | 12° 29.6102’ | 123° 04.6854’ |\n| 142 | 12° 29.6144’ | 123° 04.5672’ |\n| 143 | 12° 29.6192’ | 123° 04.3577’ |\n| 144 | 12° 29.6207’ | 123° 04.1480’ |\n| 145 | 12° 29.6199’ | 123° 03.9799’ |\n| 146 | 12° 29.6167’ | 123° 03.8117’ |\n| 147 | 12° 29.6257’ | 123° 03.5959’ |\n| 148 | 12° 29.6599’ | 123° 03.3980’ |\n| 149 | 12° 29.6907’ | 123° 03.1995’ |\n| 150 | 12° 29.7182’ | 123° 03.0005’ |\n| 151 | 12° 29.7427’ | 123° 02.8012’ |\n| 152 | 12° 29.7639’ | 123° 02.6014’ |\n| 153 | 12° 29.7857’ | 123° 02.3740’ |\n| 154 | 12° 29.8032’ | 123° 02.1462’ |\n| 155 | 12° 29.8167’ | 123° 01.9180’ |\n| 156 | 12° 29.8236’ | 123° 01.7619’ |\n| 157 | 12° 29.8286’ | 123° 01.6055’ |\n| 158 | 12° 29.8316’ | 123° 01.4492’ |\n| 159 | 12° 29.8331’ | 123° 01.2450’ |\n| 160 | 12° 29.8316’ | 123° 01.0500’ |\n| 161 | 12° 29.8271’ | 123° 00.8552’ |\n| 162 | 12° 29.8187’ | 123° 00.6290’ |\n| 163 | 12° 29.8064’ | 123° 00.4030’ |\n| 164 | 12° 29.7899’ | 123° 00.1775’ |\n| 165 | 12° 29.7692’ | 122° 59.9522’ |\n| 166 | 12° 29.7446’ | 122° 59.7274’ |\n| 167 | 12° 29.7171’ | 122° 59.5049’ |\n| 168 | 12° 29.6857’ | 122° 59.2830’ |\n| 169 | 12° 29.6504’ | 122° 59.0617’ |\n| 170 | 12° 29.6111’ | 122° 58.8412’ |\n| 171 | 12° 29.5677’ | 122° 58.6214’ |\n| 172 | 12° 29.5206’ | 122° 58.4024’ |\n| 173 | 12° 29.4694’ | 122° 58.1844’ |\n| 174 | 12° 29.4156’ | 122° 57.9660’ |\n| 175 | 12° 29.3577’ | 122° 57.7489’ |\n| 176 | 12° 29.2961’ | 122° 57.5327’ |\n| 177 | 12° 29.2306’ | 122° 57.3179’ |\n| 178 | 12° 29.1611’ | 122° 57.1042’ |\n| 179 | 12° 29.0879’ | 122° 56.8919’ |\n| 180 | 12° 29.0107’ | 122° 56.6809’ |\n| 181 | 12° 28.9331’ | 122° 56.4705’ |\n| 182 | 12° 28.8514’ | 122° 56.2615’ |\n| 183 | 12° 28.7662’ | 122° 56.0542’ |\n| 184 | 12° 28.6771’ | 122° 55.8484’ |\n| 185 | 12° 28.5844’ | 122° 55.6444’ |\n| 186 | 12° 28.4881’ | 122° 55.4420’ |\n| 187 | 12° 28.3881’ | 122° 55.2415’ |\n| 188 | 12° 28.2844’ | 122° 55.0430’ |\n| 189 | 12° 28.1772’ | 122° 54.8464’ |\n| 190 | 12° 28.0666’ | 122° 54.6519’ |\n| 191 | 12° 27.9524’ | 122° 54.4594’ |\n| 192 | 12° 27.8349’ | 122° 54.2690’ |\n| 193 | 12° 27.7137’ | 122° 54.0810’ |\n| 194 | 12° 27.5894’ | 122° 53.8952’ |\n| 195 | 12° 27.4617’ | 122° 53.7119’ |\n| 196 | 12° 27.3307’ | 122° 53.5307’ |\n| 197 | 12° 27.1964’ | 122° 53.3522’ |\n| 198 | 12° 27.1302’ | 122° 53.2529’ |\n| 199 | 12° 27.0631’ | 122° 53.1542’ |\n| 200 | 12° 27.0406’ | 122° 53.1012’ |\n| 201 | 12° 27.0309’ | 122° 53.0777’ |\n| 202 | 12° 27.0149’ | 122° 53.0385’ |\n| 203 | 12° 26.9451’ | 122° 52.8500’ |\n| 204 | 12° 26.8722’ | 122° 52.6629’ |\n| 205 | 12° 26.8049’ | 122° 52.4915’ |\n| 206 | 12° 26.7351’ | 122° 52.3214’ |\n| 207 | 12° 26.6626’ | 122° 52.1522’ |\n| 208 | 12° 26.5786’ | 122° 51.9620’ |\n| 209 | 12° 26.5026’ | 122° 51.7957’ |\n| 210 | 12° 26.4241’ | 122° 51.6305’ |\n| 211 | 12° 26.3432’ | 122° 51.4665’ |\n| 212 | 12° 26.2654’ | 122° 51.3064’ |\n| 213 | 12° 26.1852’ | 122° 51.1472’ |\n| 214 | 12° 26.1029’ | 122° 50.9894’ |\n| 215 | 12° 26.0186’ | 122° 50.8275’ |\n| 216 | 12° 25.9319’ | 122° 50.6670’ |\n| 217 | 12° 25.8394’ | 122° 50.5002’ |\n| 218 | 12° 25.7442’ | 122° 50.3349’ |\n| 219 | 12° 25.6517’ | 122° 50.1737’ |\n| 220 | 12° 25.5571’ | 122° 50.0139’ |\n| 221 | 12° 25.4597’ | 122° 49.8557’ |\n| 222 | 12° 25.3602’ | 122° 49.6989’ |\n| 223 | 12° 25.2584’ | 122° 49.5439’ |\n| 224 | 12° 25.1354’ | 122° 49.3495’ |\n| 225 | 12° 25.0091’ | 122° 49.1579’ |\n| 226 | 12° 24.8791’ | 122° 48.9684’ |\n| 227 | 12° 24.7456’ | 122° 48.7817’ |\n| 228 | 12° 24.6087’ | 122° 48.5974’ |\n| 229 | 12° 24.4684’ | 122° 48.4159’ |\n| 230 | 12° 24.3247’ | 122° 48.2370’ |\n| 231 | 12° 24.1834’ | 122° 48.0639’ |\n| 232 | 12° 24.0391’ | 122° 47.8934’ |\n| 233 | 12° 23.8916’ | 122° 47.7257’ |\n| 234 | 12° 23.7411’ | 122° 47.5607’ |\n| 235 | 12° 23.5859’ | 122° 47.3945’ |\n| 236 | 12° 23.4279’ | 122° 47.2315’ |\n| 237 | 12° 23.2667’ | 122° 47.0714’ |\n| 238 | 12° 23.1027’ | 122° 46.9144’ |\n| 239 | 12° 22.9359’ | 122° 46.7605’ |\n| 240 | 12° 22.7662’ | 122° 46.6099’ |\n| 241 | 12° 22.6222’ | 122° 46.4837’ |\n| 242 | 12° 22.4762’ | 122° 46.3599’ |\n| 243 | 12° 22.3282’ | 122° 46.2384’ |\n| 244 | 12° 22.1566’ | 122° 46.0995’ |\n| 245 | 12° 21.9822’ | 122° 45.9640’ |\n| 246 | 12° 21.8057’ | 122° 45.8319’ |\n| 247 | 12° 21.6257’ | 122° 45.7010’ |\n| 248 | 12° 21.4436’ | 122° 45.5737’ |\n| 249 | 12° 21.2589’ | 122° 45.4497’ |\n| 250 | 12° 21.2099’ | 122° 45.4172’ |\n| 251 | 12° 21.0232’ | 122° 45.2950’ |\n| 252 | 12° 20.8344’ | 122° 45.1764’ |\n| 253 | 12° 20.6434’ | 122° 45.0614’ |\n| 254 | 12° 20.4504’ | 122° 44.9499’ |\n| 255 | 12° 20.2554’ | 122° 44.8420’ |\n| 256 | 12° 20.0586’ | 122° 44.7379’ |\n| 257 | 12° 19.8597’ | 122° 44.6374’ |\n| 258 | 12° 19.6592’ | 122° 44.5407’ |\n| 259 | 12° 19.4569’ | 122° 44.4477’ |\n| 260 | 12° 19.2531’ | 122° 44.3587’ |\n| 261 | 12° 19.0426’ | 122° 44.2700’ |\n| 262 | 12° 18.8304’ | 122° 44.1854’ |\n| 263 | 12° 18.6169’ | 122° 44.1049’ |\n| 264 | 12° 18.4017’ | 122° 44.0285’ |\n| 265 | 12° 18.1852’ | 122° 43.9562’ |\n| 266 | 12° 17.9676’ | 122° 43.8882’ |\n| 267 | 12° 17.7486’ | 122° 43.8244’ |\n| 268 | 12° 17.5284’ | 122° 43.7647’ |\n| 269 | 12° 17.3072’ | 122° 43.7094’ |\n| 270 | 12° 17.0851’ | 122° 43.6582’ |\n| 271 | 12° 16.9109’ | 122° 43.6209’ |\n| 272 | 12° 16.6999’ | 122° 43.5784’ |\n| 273 | 12° 16.4881’ | 122° 43.5397’ |\n| 274 | 12° 16.2756’ | 122° 43.5049’ |\n| 275 | 12° 16.0624’ | 122° 43.4740’ |\n| 276 | 12° 15.8489’ | 122° 43.4470’ |\n| 277 | 12° 15.6349’ | 122° 43.4239’ |\n| 278 | 12° 15.4204’ | 122° 43.4045’ |\n| 279 | 12° 15.1976’ | 122° 43.3884’ |\n| 280 | 12° 14.9746’ | 122° 43.3765’ |\n| 281 | 12° 14.7512’ | 122° 43.3687’ |\n| 282 | 12° 14.5279’ | 122° 43.3652’ |\n| 283 | 12° 14.3046’ | 122° 43.3659’ |\n| 284 | 12° 14.0812’ | 122° 43.3709’ |\n| 285 | 12° 13.8579’ | 122° 43.3799’ |\n| 286 | 12° 13.6349’ | 122° 43.3932’ |\n| 287 | 12° 13.4122’ | 122° 43.4107’ |\n| 288 | 12° 13.1899’ | 122° 43.4325’ |\n| 289 | 12° 12.9679’ | 122° 43.4584’ |\n| 290 | 12° 12.7464’ | 122° 43.4884’ |\n| 291 | 12° 12.5256’ | 122° 43.5227’ |\n| 292 | 12° 12.3054’ | 122° 43.5610’ |\n| 293 | 12° 12.0859’ | 122° 43.6035’ |\n| 294 | 12° 11.8674’ | 122° 43.6502’ |\n| 295 | 12° 11.6496’ | 122° 43.7009’ |\n| 296 | 12° 11.4327’ | 122° 43.7559’ |\n| 297 | 12° 11.2171’ | 122° 43.8147’ |\n| 298 | 12° 11.0024’ | 122° 43.8777’ |\n| 299 | 12° 10.7889’ | 122° 43.9447’ |\n| 300 | 12° 10.5767’ | 122° 44.0157’ |\n| 301 | 12° 10.3714’ | 122° 44.0869’ |\n| 302 | 12° 10.1674’ | 122° 44.1617’ |\n| 303 | 12° 09.9647’ | 122° 44.2402’ |\n| 304 | 12° 09.7634’ | 122° 44.3225’ |\n| 305 | 12° 09.5637’ | 122° 44.4084’ |\n| 306 | 12° 09.3654’ | 122° 44.4979’ |\n| 307 | 12° 09.1689’ | 122° 44.5910’ |\n| 308 | 12° 08.9739’ | 122° 44.6879’ |\n| 309 | 12° 08.7807’ | 122° 44.7880’ |\n| 310 | 12° 08.5902’ | 122° 44.8912’ |\n| 311 | 12° 08.4016’ | 122° 44.9977’ |\n| 312 | 12° 08.2149’ | 122° 45.1075’ |\n| 313 | 12° 08.0351’ | 122° 45.2175’ |\n| 314 | 12° 07.8572’ | 122° 45.3305’ |\n| 315 | 12° 07.6812’ | 122° 45.4469’ |\n| 316 | 12° 07.5074’ | 122° 45.5660’ |\n| 317 | 12° 07.3212’ | 122° 45.6979’ |\n| 318 | 12° 07.1374’ | 122° 45.8332’ |\n| 319 | 12° 06.9562’ | 122° 45.9720’ |\n| 320 | 12° 06.7777’ | 122° 46.1144’ |\n| 321 | 12° 06.6019’ | 122° 46.2599’ |\n| 322 | 12° 06.4287’ | 122° 46.4089’ |\n| 323 | 12° 06.2584’ | 122° 46.5612’ |\n| 324 | 12° 06.0907’ | 122° 46.7167’ |\n| 325 | 12° 05.9262’ | 122° 46.8754’ |\n| 326 | 12° 05.7646’ | 122° 47.0370’ |\n| 327 | 12° 05.6059’ | 122° 47.2019’ |\n| 328 | 12° 05.4504’ | 122° 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21.6560’ |\n| 554 | 12° 15.6911’ | 123° 21.6413 |\n| 555 | 12° 15.9151’ | 123° 21.6223’ |\n| 556 | 12° 16.1387’ | 123° 21.5990’ |\n| 557 | 12° 16.3621’ | 123° 21.5717’ |\n| 558 | 12° 16.5847’ | 123° 21.5398’ |\n| 559 | 12° 16.8067’ | 123° 21.5040’ |\n| 560 | 12° 17.0282’ | 123° 21.4638’ |\n| 561 | 12° 17.2487’ | 123° 21.4195’ |\n| 562 | 12° 17.4686’ | 123° 21.3710’ |\n| 563 | 12° 17.6874’ | 123° 21.3183’ |\n| 564 | 12° 17.8881’ | 123° 21.2667’ |\n| 565 | 12° 18.0881’ | 123° 21.2115’ |\n| 566 | 12° 18.2869’ | 123° 21.1528’ |\n| 567 | 12° 18.4847’ | 123° 21.0907’ |\n| 568 | 12° 18.6816’ | 123° 21.0252’ |\n| 569 | 12° 18.8772’ | 123° 20.9562’ |\n| 570 | 12° 19.0501’ | 123° 20.8917’ |\n| 571 | 12° 19.0003’ | 123° 21.0000’ |\n| 572 | 12° 11.8312’ | 123° 48.0089’ |\n| 573 | 11° 46.9979’ | 125° 20.0089’ |\n| 574 | 11° 44.9979’ | 125° 25.0089’ |\n\n\n\n\n\nAnnexure B – Christmas Island\n\n(1) The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is north of the line:\n\n(a)      commencing at Point 1 in the table below;\n\n(b)      then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:\n\n| Point | Latitude South | Longitude East |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | 11° 10.4100’ | 109° 01.4300’ |\n| 2 | 09° 46.8300’ | 105° 50.9233’ |\n| 3 | 08° 52.2350’ | 102° 34.2117’ |\n\n\nNote: All coordinates are expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original purpose of closing specific fishing areas. While the geographic scope is extensive (particularly the North-West Shelf with 574 boundary points), this appears to be a standard renewal/update of fishery closures rather than an expansion beyond the original intent of spatial fishery management."},"complexity_factors":["574 coordinate points in Annexure A defining the boundary via sequential geodesic lines","3 coordinate points in Annexure B with different datum specification (WGS84 only)","Cross-references to two separate fishery management plans/regulations for definitions","Dual datum system (GDA94 default, WGS84 for Christmas Island) with equivalence provision","Repeal of previous instrument (Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014)","Conditional commencement date (30 April 2024)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AFMA direction bans all fishing by commercial operators in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery and Western Skipjack Fishery inside two precisely defined Australian Fishing Zone closures: a large North‑West Shelf area (Annexure A) and waters north of Christmas Island (Annexure B). It replaces the 2014 direction, aims to protect stocks and sensitive ecosystems, and relies on exact GDA94/WGS84 coordinates—fishers must verify GPS positions against the detailed boundary points."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly repeals the earlier Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014 (Schedule 1) and replaces the regulatory closure regimen by specifying new closed areas for two fisheries (Annexures A and B). The text changes the regulatory footprint by substituting the prior instrument with the new coordinate‑defined closures."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive technical geographic detail: large tables of precise coordinates in Annexures A and B require GIS accuracy for compliance and enforcement.","Legal cross‑references: made under subsection 41A(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and uses defined fisheries from external management plans/regulations (s3, s4).","Repeal mechanism: wholly repeals the 2014 Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction (Schedule 1), altering prior regulatory baseline.","Limited substantive text: the operative effect is categorical (a prohibition) but depends on interpretation of who is a ‘person who is permitted to engage in in fishing’ (s6).","Geodetic equivalence clause (GDA94 and WGS84 treated as equivalent) creates technical assumptions for coordinate use (s8).","No stated exemptions or transitional arrangements in the instrument increase implementation and compliance risk for licence‑holders.","Operational enforcement burden on AFMA and fishers due to commencement date and need to update vessel navigation/monitoring systems (s2, s7)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction (commencing 30 April 2024) bans people who hold permission to fish in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery and the Western Skipjack Fishery from fishing in the maritime areas defined in Annexure A (North‑West Shelf) and Annexure B (Christmas Island). The instrument also repeals the 2014 Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction.\n\nWho pays and who decides: permit‑holders must avoid the closed zones and carry compliance cost; the CEO of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority sets the closed areas by precise geodetic coordinates (GDA94/WGS84)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-multiple-fishery-closures-direction-2024/documents"}}