{"id":"F2013L00483","name":"Small Pelagic Fishery Fishing Method Determination 2013","slug":"small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172747,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00483-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Small Pelagic Fishery Fishing Method Determination 2013","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nDETERMINATION OF FISHING METHOD\n\nFisheries Management Act 1991\n\nSubsection 17(6)(e)\n\nSmall Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009\n\nSubsection 27(1)\n\nSMALL PELAGIC FISHERY\n\nFISHING METHOD DETERMINATION 2013\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(e) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 27(1) of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.\n\nDated: 14 March 2013\n\nRyan Murphy\n\nExecutive Secretary\n\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the Small Pelagic Fishery Fishing Method Determination 2013.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nCessation\n\n3. This Determination ceases as if it were revoked on 1 May 2014 unless earlier revoked.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4. Terms used in this Determination that are defined for the purposes of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 have the same meanings in this Determination as they have in that Plan.\n\n> ‘Jigging’ means fishing using a motorised jigging machine.\n\n> ‘Jigging machine’ means a device consisting of 1 or more jig lines, to which barbless lures or hooks are attached, that are rotated on elliptical spools by an electric motor.\n\nNotes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.\n\nTo whom this Determination applies\n\n5. This Determination applies to the holder of a statutory fishing right in the Small Pelagic Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder.\n\nDetermination of fishing method\n\n6. For the period commencing on 1 May 2013 and ending on 31 March 2014, the fishing method known as jigging may be used by persons fishing the Small Pelagic Fishery.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2287},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose of temporarily authorising the jigging method for the Small Pelagic Fishery without expanding beyond this specific regulatory function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Just 2 technical terms specifically defined ('Jigging' and 'Jigging machine')","Single operative provision with a simple date range condition","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and Management Plan for general definitions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination temporarily allowed fishers to use **jigging**—a method using electric-powered machines with rotating lines and barbless hooks—to catch fish in the **Small Pelagic Fishery** (which targets small open-water species like sardines and mackerel).\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Holders of fishing rights in the Small Pelagic Fishery\n- Anyone acting on their behalf (such as crew members)\n\n**What does it do?**\nIt authorised the use of motorised jigging machines for an 11-month period, from 1 May 2013 to 31 March 2014. Without this legal instrument, using this specific equipment would not have been permitted in this fishery.\n\n**Why does this matter?**\nIt provided a time-limited legal pathway for fishers to use modern, efficient jigging technology while ensuring the method was properly regulated and defined (specifically requiring barbless hooks)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013","history":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-fishing-method-determination-2013/documents"}}