{"id":"F2009L03842","name":"North West Slope Fishery Direction No. 02 - Area Closure","slug":"north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81075,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03842-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Citation","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Citation","content":"#### Citation\n\n1. This Direction may be cited as North West Slope Fishery Direction No. 02.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Direction commences on the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nApplication\n\n3. This Direction applies to a holder of a permit in the North West Slope Fishery (the Fishery), and to a person acting on behalf of the holder, when fishing in the North West Slope Fishery area.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Period of Application","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Period of Application","content":"#### Period of Application\n\n4. This Direction applies for a period beginning on the date this Direction commences until such time as the Direction is revoked, repealed or 31 December 2010, whichever is the earlier.\n\nInterpretation\n\n5.1 In this Direction:\n\n\"fishing\" means the commercial fishing activities that are referred to in section 4 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991\n\n5.2 A term used in this Direction that is defined for the purposes of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 has the same meaning in this Direction as it has in that Act.\n\n5.3 The origin of geographical coordinates used in this Direction is the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).\n\nProhibition on fishing\n\n6 It is directed that fishing not be engaged in the area of the Fishery described in Schedule 1 during the period of application specified in paragraph 4.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1448},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction remains tightly focused on its original purpose as a temporary area closure. It implements a straightforward geographic fishing ban without expanding into licensing conditions, gear restrictions, or other regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short operative clauses","Minimal definitions (just 'fishing' explicitly defined; other terms imported from parent Act)","Single, straightforward prohibition without exceptions or conditional logic","Fixed end date (31 December 2010) with simple 'earlier of' temporal limit","Geographic scope refers to Schedule 1 coordinates rather than embedding complex boundary descriptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A temporary ban on commercial fishing in a specific part of the North West Slope Fishery (off Australia's north-west coast).\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone holding a permit to fish in the North West Slope Fishery, plus anyone working on their behalf.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Prohibits all fishing** in the area marked out in Schedule 1 (using specific map coordinates) while this Direction is active\n- **Time limit:** Applies from registration until the earliest of: cancellation, replacement, or 31 December 2010\n\n**Key details:**\n- \"Fishing\" means commercial fishing activities as defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991\n- Locations use the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) — a standard global GPS coordinate system\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a no-fishing zone in a specific part of the fishery, likely for fish stock conservation or sustainable management purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure","history":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure/history","analysis":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/north-west-slope-fishery-direction-no-02-area-closure/documents"}}