{"id":"F2021L01598","name":"Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2021","slug":"southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441072,"registerId":"F2021L01598-fast-fetch-1775956485256","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2021","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSouthern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2021\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commission 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 Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Cessation\n\n4  Authority\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Determination of total allowable effort\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 January 2022.\n\n3  Cessation\n\n  This instrument ceases on 1 January 2023.\n\n4  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 11 of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.\n\n5  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n1.         fishing year;\n2.        standard squid jigging machine; and\n3.         total allowable effort or TAE;\n\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nManagement Plan means Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005.\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\n6  Determination of total allowable effort\n\n  The total allowable effort for the Southern Squid Jig Fishery for the 2022 fishing year, commencing on 1 January 2022 and ending on 31 December 2022 (inclusive), is 550 standard squid jigging machines.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1486},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the narrow, original purpose of an annual Total Allowable Effort determination. It sets a specific numeric limit for a single fishing year without expanding into broader regulatory matters."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections with minimal text","Single substantive provision setting a fixed numeric limit (550 machines)","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","Definitions incorporated by reference to external Management Plan rather than defined within the instrument","No operational or penalty provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination set a strict limit on fishing activity in the **Southern Squid Jig Fishery** for the 2022 calendar year.\n\n**What it did:**\n*   It capped the **Total Allowable Effort (TAE)** at **550 standard squid jigging machines** for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.\n*   **Squid jigging** is a fishing method using automated machines with multiple lines and hooks to catch squid (primarily arrow squid) off southern Australia.\n*   **Total Allowable Effort** is a regulatory cap that restricts how much gear the entire fishing fleet can use collectively, rather than limiting the tonnes of squid caught. Once the fleet collectively deploys 550 machines-worth of effort, fishing must cease or reduce until the next fishing year.\n\nThis was a temporary, one-year management rule designed to prevent overfishing and maintain sustainable squid populations. It automatically expired on 1 January 2023."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-squid-jig-fishery-total-allowable-effort-determination-2021/documents"}}