{"id":"F2018L01548","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98209,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01548-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 December 2018.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation","content":"#### 3 Revocation\n\n  This instrument is revoked on 1 December 2020.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 4 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under parargraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 3.1 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n  A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan) has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.\n\n> Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument.\n\n6 Determination of fishing seasons\n\n  The fishing seasons in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery are determined to be the periods:\n    (a) commencing 1 December 2018 and ending on 30 November 2019; and\n    (b) commencing 1 December 2019 and ending on 30 November 2020.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2207},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original administrative purpose of specifying fishing season dates for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery for the 2018-2020 period."},"complexity_factors":["Very short length (6 sections)","No defined terms within the instrument itself (all definitions imported by reference from other legislation)","Simple administrative function with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other sections","Straightforward date-based determinations with clear start and end points"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **dates for commercial fishing seasons** in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery for 2018–2020.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Specifies two fishing seasons running from 1 December to 30 November (covering 2018–2019 and 2019–2020)\n*   Automatically expires (revokes itself) on 1 December 2020\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Commercial fishers holding permits in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery\n*   The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) which administers the fishery\n\n**Why it matters:**\nFishing seasons determine when fishers can legally catch southern bluefin tuna. This instrument provides certainty for the 2018–2020 period while the broader management plan continues to operate. It is made under the *Fisheries Management Act 1991* and the *Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995*."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2018/documents"}}