{"id":"F2024L01499","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2024","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442646,"registerId":"F2024L01499-fast-fetch-1775957614412","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2024","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 Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2024\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the determination. \n\n \n\n Dated 13 November 2024\n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sally Troy | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| | | |\n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2024.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 1 December 2024.\n\n3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 30 November 2025. \n\n4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and under subclause 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995. \n\n5 Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in clause 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n1. SBT Fishery;and\n2. Season.\n\n\n In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nManagement Plan means the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.\n\n6 Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation\n\n Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery that commences on 1 December 2024 and ends on 30 November 2025 is 6,930,250 kilograms.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1566},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function described in its title and enabling legislation—setting the annual national catch allocation for the fishery. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections with minimal text","Single operative provision setting a specific numerical value (6,930,250 kg)","Only 2 defined terms in the instrument itself (Act and Management Plan)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references","Straightforward 12-month temporal application"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australian commercial fishers are allowed to catch during the 2024-25 fishing season.\n\n**Key points:**\n\n- **The catch limit:** Australian fishers can catch up to **6,930,250 kilograms** (about 6,930 tonnes) of Southern Bluefin Tuna between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025.\n\n- **Who made it:** The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), the government body that manages Commonwealth fisheries.\n\n- **Who it affects:** Commercial fishing operators licensed to fish in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery.\n\n- **Why it matters:** Southern Bluefin Tuna is internationally managed to prevent overfishing. Australia has international obligations to limit its catch. This determination ensures Australia stays within its global quota while allowing a sustainable local industry. Once this total amount is caught, fishing must stop or be heavily restricted for the rest of the season."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-australia-s-national-catch-allocation-determination-2024/documents"}}