{"id":"F2020L01465","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":130703,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01465-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSouthern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991. \n\nDated    19   November 2020\n\n \n\n \n\nWez Norris\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nfor and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.\n\n3  Cessation\n\n  This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021. \n\n4  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 (the Plan).\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.\n\nNote: 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 season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is determined to be the period:\n\n(a)    commencing 1 December 2020 and ending on 30 November 2021.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2214},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs its intended narrow administrative function of setting the annual fishing season dates without expansion into other regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 sections with a single operative provision (section 6)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (definitions incorporated by reference from the Plan and Act only)","Very short length (approximately one page)"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **dates for the Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing season** in Australian Commonwealth waters.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Specifies that the fishing season runs from **1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021**\n*   Gives legal effect to the fishing period under the *Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Commercial fishers who hold quotas (statutory fishing rights) for Southern Bluefin Tuna\n*   The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), which manages the fishery\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSouthern Bluefin Tuna is a highly regulated species due to conservation concerns. This instrument controls when boats can catch these fish, ensuring fishing only occurs during the designated season and helping Australia meet its international conservation obligations. The determination is made annually and automatically expires after 12 months."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2021/documents"}}