{"id":"F2021L01599","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102175,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L01599-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season)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 2022","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 2022\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            23  November 2021\n\nWez Norris\n\nChief Executive Officer   for and on behalf 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 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 December 2021.\n\n3  Cessation\n\n  This instrument ceases on 1 December 2022. \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 commencing 1 December 2021 and ending on 30 November 2022.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2130},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual determination that performs exactly its intended function: setting the fishing season dates for a specific year. The scope remains limited to temporal boundaries for the fishery and has not expanded beyond this purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections with minimal text","Single operational provision (section 6) that simply states the date range","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","All definitions incorporated by reference to external legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis determination sets the exact dates when commercial fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna is permitted in Australian waters. It fixes the fishing season as the period from **1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022**.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nCommercial fishers who hold fishing concessions (licences) in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nFishing seasons are set annually to manage fish stocks sustainably and ensure Australia meets its international conservation obligations for this species. Outside these dates, taking Southern Bluefin Tuna for commercial purposes is prohibited.\n\n**Technical notes**\n\nThis instrument relies on definitions from the *Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995* and the *Fisheries Management Act 1991* rather than defining terms itself."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/documents"}}