{"id":"F2008B00526","name":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 29 - Prawn fishery prohibition on Taking of prawns by Papua New Guinea boats","slug":"fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71786,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00526-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Management Notice No. 29 - Prawn fishery prohibition on Taking of prawns by Papua New Guinea boats","content":"torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\nFisheries Management Notice No. 29\n\nprawn fishery – prohibition on taking of prawns by papua\n\nnew guinea boats\n\nIn accordance with the powers conferred by paragraph 35(1)(a)  \nof the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 ('the Act') I, JOHN  \nCHARLES KERIN, Minister of State for Primary Industries and  \nEnergy, for and on behalf of the Protected Zone Joint  \nAuthority, hereby:\n\n(1) pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(c) of the Act, prohibit  \nthe taking of fish of the family Penaeidae (commonly  \nknown as Prawns) in the area of the prawn fishery by  \na boat in respect of which a Papua New Guinea  \nlicence is in force;\n\n(2) pursuant to paragraph 16(1)(o) of the Act, prohibit  \na person from having in his or her possession or  \ncharge on a boat in respect of which a Papua New  \nGuinea licence is in force, in the area of the prawn  \nfishery, equipment for taking prawns being otter  \ntrawl nets and boards, unless that equipment is  \ncarried by the boat in the manner specified in  \nSchedule 1; and\n\n(3) pursuant to paragraph 16(1A)(d) of the Act, provide  \nthat a boat in respect of which a Papua New Guinea  \nlicence is in force that has been endorsed under  \nsection 20 of the Act is exempted fom the  \nprohibitions contained in paragraphs (1) and (2)\n\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nManner of carrying equipment referred to in paragraph (2)\n\nGear should be carried so that:\n\n(i) no part of the equipment is in the water;\n\n(ii) board are stowed in the racks or hanging from  \nthe blocks;\n\n(iii) the cod-end of each net is open.\n\nDated this Fourteenth day of April 1989.\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nJOHN KERIN\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2094},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice implements its original intended scope: regulating Papua New Guinea vessel access to the prawn fishery through targeted prohibitions with exemptions for endorsed vessels, consistent with the Torres Strait fisheries management framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose prohibition instrument with one straightforward conditional exemption","Cross-references to four separate provisions of the parent Act (paragraphs 16(1)(c), 16(1)(o), 16(1A)(d) and section 20)","Technical fishing terminology (otter trawl nets, cod-end, boards) requiring specific stowage configuration in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice bars Papua New Guinea–licensed vessels from catching prawns or carrying prawn trawl gear in the Torres Strait prawn fishery unless the gear is strictly stowed (out of the water, boards racked or hung, cod‑end open). Vessels with a specific endorsement under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act are exempt. It protects shared prawn stocks by limiting which PNG boats may fish or transit with harvesting gear."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-notice-no-29-prawn-fishery-prohibition-on-taking-of-prawns-by-papua-new-guinea-/documents"}}