{"id":"F2009L02392","name":"Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009","slug":"fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79318,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02392-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991\n\nTEMPORARY ORDER\n\nFisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery – Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009\n\nI, GLENN HURRY, delegate of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), make this order under subsection 43(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991, being satisfied that:\n\n(a) it is necessary to take action under section 43 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991; and\n\n(b) the action is consistent with AFMA’s objectives; and\n\n(c) no other action is appropriate.\n\nDated: 14 June 2009\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n  \n\n1 Name of Order  \n\nThis Order is the Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009.\n\n2 Commencement  \n\nThis Order commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Variation of Total Allowable Catch  \n\n(a) For the fishing year that commenced on 1 May 2009 under the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (the Plan), the total allowable catch (TAC) determined under section 11 of the Plan for the species Deepwater flathead (Neoplatycephalus conatus), being Item 27 in Schedule 2 of the Plan, may be varied once.\n\n(b) Pursuant to paragraph 3(a), the TAC for Deepwater Flathead (Neoplatycephalus conatus) that has been determined under section 11 of the Plan for the fishing year that commenced on 1 May 2009 is increased from 1,300 tonnes to 1,400 tonnes.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1423},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its narrow, specific purpose of adjusting the catch limit for a single species (Deepwater flathead) by a fixed amount. It does not expand beyond the variation of total allowable catch stated in its title."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections","Single operative provision changing one numerical value (1,300 to 1,400)","No definitions section or complex interpretation clauses","Minimal cross-referencing limited to the enabling Act and Management Plan","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis order increases the amount of Deepwater flathead (a type of fish) that commercial fishers are allowed to catch in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.\n\n**Key details**\n- **Old limit**: 1,300 tonnes for the 2009 fishing year\n- **New limit**: 1,400 tonnes (an increase of 100 tonnes)\n- **Who it affects**: Commercial fishers operating under the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan\n- **Who made it**: The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), using powers under the *Fisheries Management Act 1991*\n\n**Why this matters**\nThis allows the fishing industry to catch an extra 100 tonnes of Deepwater flathead during the 2009 season. \"Total Allowable Catch\" (or TAC) is the legal cap on how much of a specific fish species can be caught to prevent overfishing and keep the fishery sustainable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-management-southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-variation-of-total-allowable-c/documents"}}