{"id":"F2024L01497","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2024","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442644,"registerId":"F2024L01497-fast-fetch-1775957611329","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) 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 (Fishing Season) Determination 2024\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination. \n\n \n\nDated 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| | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) 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 under paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclause 3.1 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n Note: A number of the expressions used in this instrument are defined in the clause 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n1. SBT Fishery.\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 fishing season\n\n The fishing season in the SBT Fishery is determined to be the period commencing 1 December 2024 and ending on 30 November 2025.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1969},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs its standard annual function of setting the fishing season dates (1 December to 30 November) consistent with the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995. No expansion of scope beyond the routine administrative task of defining the temporal boundaries for the fishery."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 sections with minimal text","Single operative provision (section 6) containing no conditions or exceptions","Only 2 definitions; other terms reference the Management Plan","No nested logic or cross-references beyond basic enabling legislation citation","Commencement and cessation dates align perfectly with the fishing season period"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **2024-2025 fishing season** for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. It establishes the exact dates when commercial fishers are legally permitted to catch Southern Bluefin Tuna.\n\n**What it does**\n- Fixes the fishing season from **1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025**\n- Makes it illegal to fish for Southern Bluefin Tuna outside this period\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Commercial fishers holding quota rights (Statutory Fishing Rights) in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery\n- The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), which enforces the season\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis is an annual administrative instrument required by the *Fisheries Management Act 1991*. It creates the legal 'window' allowing fishing operations to occur. Without this determination, commercial fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna could not legally proceed during 2024-2025."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2024/documents"}}