{"id":"F2025L00436","name":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2025","slug":"southern-and-eastern-scalefish-and-shark-fishery-overcatch-and-undercatch-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442798,"registerId":"F2025L00436-fast-fetch-1775957735917","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nSouthern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2025\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.\n\nDated 12th March 2025\n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sevaly Sen | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| Sally Troy | | |\n| Commissioner | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Determination of overcatch and undercatch\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026.\n\n4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 24(1) of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n1. In this instrument:\n\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nManagement Plan means the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.\n\n1. Any term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Management Plan. \n\n\nNote: Terms defined in the Act have the same meanings in this Instrument.\n\n6 Determination of overcatch and undercatch\n\n1. For the purposes of section 24 of the Management Plan the ‘determined amount’ and ‘determined percentages’ for each quota species for the fishery for the 2025-26 fishing year commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026 are:\n\n| Item | Column 1
Species of fish | Column 2
Determined percentage (Overcatch – s22 and s22A) | Column 3
Determined percentage (Undercatch – s23) | Column 4
Determined amount (s22A) (kg) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Alfonsino | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 2 | Bight redfish | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 3 | Blue eye trevalla | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 4 | Blue grenadier | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 5 | Blue warehou | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 6 | Deepwater flathead | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 7 | Deepwater shark (eastern) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 8 | Deepwater shark (western) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 9 | Elephantfish | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 10 | Flathead | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 11 | Gemfish (eastern) | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 12 | Gemfish (western) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 13 | Gummy shark | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 14 | Jackass morwong | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 15 | John dory | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 16 | Mirror dory | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 17 | Ocean perch | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 18 | Orange roughy (GAB Albany and Esperance) | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 19 | Orange roughy (Cascade Plateau) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 20 | Orange roughy (eastern) | 10 | 100 | 2 000 |\n| 21 | Orange roughy (southern) | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 22 | Orange roughy (western) | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 23 | Oreo, basket | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 24 | Pink ling | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 25 | Redfish | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 26 | Ribaldo | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 27 | Royal red prawn | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 28 | Saw shark | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 29 | School shark | 0 | 0 | 2 000 |\n| 30 | School whiting | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 31 | Silver trevally | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 32 | Silver warehou | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 33 | Smooth oreodory (Cascade Plateau) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n| 34 | Smooth oreodory (other) | 10 | 10 | 2 000 |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling legislation — it makes annual technical determinations of overcatch and undercatch percentages as required by section 24 of the Management Plan. The scope remains tightly constrained to this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 sections total, with minimal text","Just 2 defined terms in section 5 (Act and Management Plan), plus a general incorporation by reference","Single operative provision (section 6) containing a straightforward data table","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references limited to basic statutory hooks (Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the 2003 Management Plan)","Self-terminating instrument with fixed cessation date (1 May 2026)"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets the allowable overcatch and undercatch limits for quota species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery for 2025–26, affecting commercial quota holders across southern and eastern Australian waters. Most species allow ±10% flexibility, some vulnerable species have zero tolerance, orange roughy permits 10% over and 100% undercarry, and a 2,000 kg absolute cap applies. These limits balance fishers’ operations with stock conservation."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or narrow the Management Plan’s statutory scope; it exercises an existing power under subsection 24(1) to specify numeric overcatch/undercatch percentages and a determined amount for the 2025–26 year. It therefore changes values used in enforcement and accounting for that year but does not alter the underlying legal authority or the categories of conduct regulated (sections 4 and 6; cessation at section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Per-species table of determinations covering 34 quota species (section 6(1)) increases itemisation and administrative tracking.","Mixed percentage settings for overcatch and undercatch (mainly 0% or 10%, with an exceptional 100% undercatch for Orange roughy (eastern)) create asymmetry across species (section 6(1), Item 20).","Uniform ‘determined amount’ (2,000 kg) applied across species simplifies quantitative threshold but still requires weight accounting (section 6(1), Column 4).","Authority and delegation: instrument is made by AFMA under subsection 24(1) of the Management Plan for paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act, concentrating decision power in the regulator (section 4).","Dependence on external legal definitions and operational rules: terms defined in the Management Plan and the Act are adopted into this instrument, requiring cross-reference to interpret application (section 5).","Temporal limits and administrative timing: commencement is the day after registration and the instrument ceases 1 May 2026, so it is an annualised, time‑bound setting (sections 2–3).","Direct cross-references to specific Management Plan provisions governing overcatch/undercatch mechanics (sections 22, 22A, 23 and 24) mean operational effect depends on those provisions (section 6 heading and table columns)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the overcatch and undercatch percentages and a ‘determined amount’ (in kg) for each quota species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery for the 2025–26 fishing year (1 May 2025–30 April 2026). Made by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under subsection 24(1) of the Management Plan and paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991, it prescribes the numeric rules that trigger regulatory catch adjustments and runs until 1 May 2026."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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