{"id":"F2008B00514","name":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 11 - Prohibition relating to the taking of prawns in the Torres Strait protected zone and certain waters outside but near that zone","slug":"fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71779,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00514-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 11 - Prohibition relating to the taking of prawns in the Torres Strait protected zone and certain waters outside but near that zone","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Torres Strait Fishers Act 1984\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\ntorres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\n \n\nFISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE No. 11\n\n \n\nPROHIBITION RELATING TO THE TAKING Of prawns in the torres strait protected zone and certain waters outside but near that zone\n\n \n\n \n\nIN accordance with the powers conferred by paragraph 35 (1) (a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, the Protected Zone Joint Authority, in pursuance of paragraph 16 (1) (a) of that Act, hereby prohibits the taking of prawns (family Penaeidae) in the area of the prawn fishery during the period commencing at 0200 hours Greenwich mean time on 13 December 1985 and finishing at 0200 hours Greenwich mean time on 28 February 1986.\n\n \n\nDated this sixth day of November 1985.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nJOHN KERIN\n\n \n\nFor and on behalf of the\n\nProtected Zone Joint Authority\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1917},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice is a narrow, specific fisheries management tool consistent with its original purpose. It applies only to prawns in a defined area for a limited duration, showing no expansion beyond the intended regulatory scope under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision containing only one prohibition","Only one defined scientific term ('prawns (family Penaeidae)')","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional clauses","Clear, fixed temporal and spatial boundaries with no ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This notice temporarily bans fishing for prawns in the Torres Strait Protected Zone and nearby waters.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Target:** Prawns (specifically from the scientific family Penaeidae — a group of shrimp-like shellfish)\n- **Area:** The \"prawn fishery\" area within the Torres Strait Protected Zone and adjacent waters\n- **When:** For a fixed period between December 1985 and February 1986\n- **Who made it:** The Protected Zone Joint Authority (the government body responsible for managing fisheries in the Torres Strait)\n\n**Why it matters:** This is a seasonal closure designed to protect prawn populations by prohibiting fishing during a specific time. It is made under the *Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984*, which gives the Authority power to ban fishing in order to conserve fish stocks and manage the fishery sustainably."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-11-prohibition-relating-to-the-taking-of-prawns-in-the-torres-strait-/documents"}}