{"id":"F2017L00373","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries Management Instrument No. 17","slug":"torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96104,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00373-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Measuring nets and meshes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Measuring nets and meshes","content":"### Measuring nets and meshes\n\n7.1 For the purposes of paragraph 6.1 the length of a net is determined by measuring the combined length, in metres, of the head rope and bottom rope when taut between the outermost points of the meshes that are attached to each rope respectively.\n\n7.2 For the purposes of paragraph 6.3 the size of a mesh of a:\n\na) knotless trawl net is determined by measuring the average distance when the net is taut, between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite corners of each of 10 meshes that are at least 30 centimetres from each other; or\n\nb) knotted trawl net is determined by measuring the average distance when the  \nnet is taut, between the inner edges of 2 diagonally opposite knots of each of  \n10 meshes that are at least 30 centimetres from each other.\n\nRevocation of previous instruments\n\n8.1 This Instrument revokes the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 71 from the date of commencement of this Instrument.\n\n8.2 In accordance with s16(7A) , notwithstanding the revocation of the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 71, any entry previously made under s21(1) of the Act in an existing licence granted under s19(2) or (3) or treaty endorsement granted for engaging in activities that were prohibited in that revoked instrument, such entry shall continue to operate as if it referred to the prohibition in this instrument.\n\n8.3 The Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No.43 (prohibition on times for taking prawns); the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 56 (prohibition on taking Morton Bay Bugs) and the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Notice No. 57 (prohibition on use of otter board gear for taking prawns) are revoked from the date of commencement of this Instrument.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1739},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the standard scope of fisheries management instruments. It consolidates and replaces previous notices without expanding into new regulatory areas beyond technical gear specifications and administrative revocations."},"complexity_factors":["Technical measurement specifications requiring specific sampling methods (10 meshes, 30cm spacing)","Distinction between knotless and knotted net measurement methodologies","Cross-references to four revoked instruments (Notices 43, 56, 57, and 71)","Saving provision for existing licence entries under section 21(1) of the parent Act","Reference to statutory provision s16(7A) without full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes technical rules for measuring trawl net length and mesh size (knotless and knotted) to ensure compliance with Torres Strait size limits.\n\nIt revokes four older fisheries notices but preserves any existing licence special conditions from Notice 71, and it applies to commercial fishers using trawl nets in the Torres Strait."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-17/documents"}}