{"id":"F2011L00904","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries Management Instrument No. 2","slug":"torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86651,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00904-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1. NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT","sectionType":"division","heading":"1. NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT","content":"### 1. NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT\n\nThis instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Instrument No. 2.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2. COMMENCEMENT","sectionType":"division","heading":"2. COMMENCEMENT","content":"### 2. COMMENCEMENT\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3. APPLICATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT","sectionType":"division","heading":"3. APPLICATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT","content":"### 3. APPLICATION OF THIS INSTRUMENT\n\nThis instrument applies in conjunction with any other notice or instruments in force in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery (TSPF).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4. REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NO","sectionType":"division","heading":"4. REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICES NO. 40, 49 AND 68","content":"### 4. REVOCATION OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NOTICES NO. 40, 49 AND 68\n\nFisheries Management Notice No. 40, dated 24 February 1994, Fisheries Management Notice No.49, dated 16 April 1998, and Fisheries Management Notice No.68, dated 8 December 2003, are revoked.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5. INTERPRETATION","sectionType":"division","heading":"5. INTERPRETATION","content":"### 5. INTERPRETATION\n\n(1) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“area of the fishery” means the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan, excluding the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Plan.\n\n“exclusion zone” means the areas described in Schedule 1.\n\n“fishery” means the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery as described in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan.\n\n“local time” means the time of day in the state of Queensland.\n\n“prawns” means Metapenaeus endeavouri (blue endeavour prawn), Penaeus esculentus (brown tiger prawn) and Melicertus longistylus (red spot king prawn).\n\n“the Act” means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.\n\n“Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan” means the plan of management for the fishery as made by the PZJA under s 15A of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, currently registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments under s 24 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.\n\n“transit zone” means the area described in Schedule 1 of Fisheries Management Instrument No.1.\n\n(2) A word used in this instrument that is used in the Act, the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985 or the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan has the same meaning as in the Act, Regulations or Plan.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6. DESCRIPTION OF EXCLUSION ZONES","sectionType":"division","heading":"6. DESCRIPTION OF EXCLUSION ZONES","content":"### 6. DESCRIPTION OF EXCLUSION ZONES\n\n(1) The position of a geographical coordinate in the description of the area of an exclusion zone in Schedule 1 is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).\n\n(2) For convenience in the use of navigational aids, the area of the exclusion zones is also described in Schedule 2 by reference to the World Geodetic Datum 1984 (WGS84).\n\n(3) In the case of an inconsistency between the coordinates in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2, Schedule 1 takes precedence.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7. PROHIBITIONS","sectionType":"division","heading":"7. PROHIBITIONS","content":"### 7. PROHIBITIONS\n\n(1) Under paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the taking of prawns in an exclusion zone is prohibited.\n\n(2) Under paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act, the carrying of prawns is prohibited in an exclusion zone, except in an area that is a transit zone.\n\n(3) Under paragraph 16(1)(o) of the Act, in an exclusion zone except in an area that is a transit zone, a person is prohibited from having in that person’s possession or under that person’s control, equipment that is:\n\n(a) capable of being used for any kind of trawling; or\n\n(b) capable of being used for taking prawns;\n\nunless the equipment is carried so that all of the equipment is out of the water or, if any part of the equipment is in the water:\n\n(c) all cod ends are open and drawn up to the boat so that the cod ends would be visible from an aircraft or another boat; and\n\n(d) the boards are at the blocks.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n \n\nSCHEDULES\n\nNOTES:\n\n(1) The position of a geographical coordinate in the description of the area of the exclusion zones is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66), that is to say, by reference to a spheroid having its centre at the centre of the Earth and a major (equatorial) radius of 6,378,160 metres and a flattening of 1/298.25 and the position of the Johnston Geodetic Station in the Northern Territory of Australia. That station is to be taken to be situated at Latitude 25°56'54.5515\" South and at Longitude 133°12'30.0771\" East and to have a ground level of 571.2 metres above the spheroid referred to above.\n\n(2) For convenience, the coordinates of the exclusion zones are also expressed in Schedule 2 based on the World Geodetic Datum 1984 (WGS84) Reference Frame at the 2005.0 epoch. The geographic coordinates are referenced to the WGS84 reference spheroid having its centre at the centre of the Earth and a major (equatorial) radius of 6,378,137 metres and a flattening of 1/298.257223563.\n\n(3) In the case of an inconsistency between the coordinates in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2, Schedule 1 takes precedence – see section 6.\n\nSCHEDULE 1","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Exclusion Zones","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exclusion Zones","content":"### Exclusion Zones\n\nWEST OF WARRIOR REEF EXCLUSION ZONE\n\nThe areas bounded by a line:\n\n(1) commencing at the point of Latitude 9° 46' 00\" South, Longitude 142° 00' 00\" East;\n\n(2) running thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 45' 24\" South, Longitude 142° 03' 30\" East;\n\n(3) thence north along the meridian of Longitude 142° 03' 30\" East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 9° 15' 43\" South;\n\n(4) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 12' 50\" South, Longitude 142° 06' 25\" East;\n\n(5) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 11' 51\" South, Longitude 142° 08' 33\" East;\n\n(6) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 11' 58\" South, Longitude 142° 10' 18\" East;\n\n(7) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 11' 22\" South, Longitude 142° 12' 54\" East;\n\n(8) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 11' 34\" South, Longitude 142° 14' 08\" East;\n\n(9) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 13' 53\" South, Longitude 142° 16' 26\" East;\n\n(10) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 16' 04\" South, Longitude 142° 20' 41\" East;\n\n(11) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 22' 04\" South, Longitude 142° 29' 41\" East;\n\n(12) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 21' 48\" South, Longitude 142° 31' 29\" East;\n\n(13) thence south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 22' 33\" South, Longitude 142° 33' 28\" East,\n\n(14) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 21' 25\" South, Longitude 142° 35' 29\" East;\n\n(15) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 20' 21\" South, Longitude 142° 41' 43\" East;\n\n(16) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 20' 16\" South, Longitude 142° 43' 53\" East;\n\n(17) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 19' 26\" South, Longitude 142° 48' 18\" East where it joins the outer limit of the three nautical mile territorial sea of Saibai Island;\n\n(18) thence along that outer limit so as to pass to the east of Saibai Island to the point of Latitude 9° 23' 40\" South, Longitude 142° 51' 00\" East;\n\n(19) thence south along the meridian of Longitude 142° 51' 00\" East to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 9° 40' 30\" South;\n\n(20) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 40' 00\" South, Longitude 143° 00' 00\" East;\n\n(21) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 33' 00\" South, Longitude 143° 05' 00\" East;\n\n(22) thence east along the parallel of Latitude 9° 33' 00\" South, to its intersection by the median of Longitude 143° 11' 00\" East;\n\n(23) thence south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 46' 00\" South, Longitude 143° 02' 20\" East;\n\n(24) thence south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 10o 13' 00\" South, Longitude 142° 51' 00\" East;\n\n(25) thence south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 10o 28' 00\" South, Longitude 142° 31' 49\" East;\n\n(26) then south-easterly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 10 o 41' 17\" South, Longitude 142 38' 30\" East;\n\n(27) then west along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 142 31' 49\" East;\n\n(28) then south along the meridian of Longitude 142° 31' 49\" East to its intersection by the northernmost point of the shore of Cape York Peninsula at the low water mark;\n\n(29) thence generally south-westerly along the western coastline of Cape York Peninsula, that is along the low water line on that coast and across any river mouth, to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 142° 09' 00\" East;\n\n(30) thence north along that meridian to its intersection by the parallel of Latitude 10° 28' 00\" South;\n\n(31) thence west along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 141° 20' 00\" East;\n\n(32) thence north along that meridian to its intersection by the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line close to the parallel of Latitude 10° 10' 28.73\" South; and\n\n(33) thence north-easterly along the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line to the point of commencement.\n\nDARNLEY ISLAND EXCLUSION ZONE\n\nThe area bounded by a line:\n\n(1) commencing at the point of Latitude 10° 00' 00\" South, Longitude 143° 39' 00\" East;\n\n(2) thence east along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 144° 07' 00\" East;\n\n(3) thence north-easterly along the geodesic to the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line at the point of Latitude 9° 30' 00\" South, Longitude 144° 15' 00\" East;\n\n(4) thence north-westerly along the Fisheries Jurisdiction Line to its intersection with the parallel of Latitude 9° 27' 20\" South, close to Longitude 144° 06' 00\" East;\n\n(5) thence west along that parallel to its intersection by the meridian of Longitude 143° 52' 00\" East;\n\n(6) thence south-westerly along the geodesic to the point of Latitude 9° 33' 00\" South, Longitude 143° 39' 00\" East;\n\n(7) thence south along that meridian to the point of commencement.\n\nDELIVERANCE ISLAND AND KERR ISLET EXCLUSION ZONE\n\nThe outer limit of the territorial sea of Deliverance Island and Kerr Islet shall be a continuous line formed by a series of intersecting arcs of circles having a radius of three nautical miles and drawn successively, so as to enclose the islands, from the following points:\n\n```html\n

REFERENCE

Latitude (AGD66)

Longitude (AGD66)

(1)

9o 32’ 39” S

141o 32’ 15” E

(2)

9o 32’ 35” S

141o 32’ 11” E

(3)

9o 32’ 07” S

141o 31’ 50” E

(4)

9o 32’ 02” S

141o 31’ 54” E

(5)

9o 31’ 56” S

141o 31’ 58” E

(6)

9o 31’ 51” S

141o 32’ 02” E

(7)

9o 31’ 29” S

141o 32’ 17” E

(8)

9o 31’ 27” S

141o 32’ 19” E

(9)

9o 31’ 24” S

141o 32’ 21” E

(10)

9o 30’ 40” S

141o 33’ 32” E

(11)

9o 30’ 08” S

141o 34’ 01” E

(12)

9o 30’ 01” S

141o 34’ 05” E

(13)

9o 29’ 57” S

141o 34’ 08” E

(14)

9o 29’ 51” S

141o 34’ 14” E

(15)

9o 29’ 51” S

141o 34’ 19” E

(16)

9o 29’ 58” S

141o 36’ 13” E

(17)

9o 30’ 04” S

141o 36’ 16” E

(18)

9o 30’ 12” S

141o 36’ 16” E

(19)

9o 30’ 28” S

141o 36’ 18” E

(20)

9o 30’ 47” S

141o 36’ 18” E

(21)

9o 31’ 00” S

141o 36’ 15” E

(22)

9o 31’ 11” S

141o 36’ 10” E

(23)

9o 31’ 29” S

141o 36’ 02” E

(24)

9o 31’ 38” S

141o 35’ 55” E

(25)

9o 31’ 47” S

141o 35’ 46” E

(26)

9o 31’ 50” S

141o 35’ 42” E

(27)

9o 32’ 02” S

141o 35’ 21” E

(28)

9o 36’ 21” S

141o 34’ 33” E

(29)

9o 36’ 24” S

141o 34’ 34” E

(30)

9o 36’ 35” S

141o 34’ 33” E

(31)

9o 36’ 49” S

141o 34’ 26” E

(32)

9o 36’ 56” S

141o 34’ 21” E

(33)

9o 37’ 05” S

141o 34’ 02” E

(34)

9o 37’ 14” S

141o 33’ 47” E

(35)

9o 37’ 15” S

141o 33’ 28” E

(36)

9o 37’ 13” S

141o 33’ 25” E

(37)

9o 37’ 09” S

141o 33’ 22” E

(38)

9o 37’ 03” S

141o 33’ 21” E

(39)

9o 36’ 58” S

141o 33’ 22” E

(40)

9o 36’ 52” S

141o 33’ 27” E

TURU CAY EXCLUSION ZONE

The outer limit of the territorial sea of Turu Cay shall be a continuous line formed by a series of intersecting arcs of circles having a radius of three nautical miles and drawn successively, so as to enclose the island, from the following points:

REFERENCE

Latitude (AGD66)

Longitude (AGD66)

(1)

9o 49’ 53” S

141o 24’ 42” E

(2)

9o 49’ 39” S

141o 24’ 44” E

(3)

9o 49’ 31” S

141o 24’ 52” E

(4)

9o 49’ 25” S

141o 25’ 02” E

(5)

9o 49’ 23” S

141o 25’ 13” E

(6)

9o 49’ 20” S

141o 25’ 25” E

(7)

9o 49’ 19” S

141o 25’ 36” E

(8)

9o 49’ 18” S

141o 25’ 43” E

(9)

9o 49’ 18” S

141o 25’ 53” E

(10)

9o 49’ 17” S

141o 26’ 07” E

(11)

9o 49’ 23” S

141o 26’ 09” E

(12)

9o 49’ 26” S

141o 26’ 06” E

(13)

9o 49’ 32” S

141o 25’ 58” E

(14)

9o 49’ 38” S

141o 25’ 49” E

(15)

9o 49’ 44” S

141o 25’ 38” E

(16)

9o 49’ 47” S

141o 25’ 31” E

(17)

9o 49’ 53” S

141o 25’ 19” E

(18)

9o 49’ 56” S

141o 25’ 09” E

(19)

9o 49’ 57” S

141o 24’ 54” E

(20)

9o 49’ 56” S

141o 24’ 45” E

SCHEDULE 2

Area of the exclusion zones expressed using coordinates based on WGS84

WEST OF WARRIOR REEF EXCLUSION ZONE

Reference

LATITUDE (WGS84)

LONGITUDE (WGS84)

descriptive notes

(1)

9º 45' 54.68\" S

142º 00' 03.97\" E

(2)

9º 45' 18.67\" S

142º 03' 33.96\" E

(3)

9º 15' 37.69\" S

142º 03' 33.96\" E

(4)

9º 12' 44.69\" S

142º 06' 28.95\" E

(5)

9º 11' 45.69\" S

142º 08' 36.95\" E

(6)

9º 11' 52.69\" S

142º 10' 21.95\" E

(7)

9º 11' 16.69\" S

142º 12' 57.95\" E

(8)

9º 11' 28.69\" S

142º 14' 11.95\" E

(9)

9º 13' 47.68\" S

142º 16' 29.95\" E

(10)

9º 15' 58.68\" S

142º 20' 44.95\" E

(11)

9º 21' 58.68\" S

142º 29' 44.94\" E

(12)

9º 21' 42.68\" S

142º 31' 32.94\" E

(13)

9º 22' 27.68\" S

142º 33' 31.94\" E

(14)

9º 21' 19.68\" S

142º 35' 32.94\" E

(15)

9º 20' 15.68\" S

142º 41' 46.93\" E

(16)

9º 20' 10.68\" S

142º 43' 56.93\" E

(17)

9º 19' 20.68\" S

142º 48' 21.93\" E

(18)

9º 23' 34.67\" S

142º 51' 03.93\" E

(19)

9º 40' 24.67\" S

142º 51' 03.93\" E

(20)

9º 39' 54.67\" S

143º 00' 03.93\" E

(21)

9º 32' 54.67\" S

143º 05' 03.92\" E

(22)

9º 32' 54.67\" S

143º 11' 03.92\" E

(23)

9º 45' 54.66\" S

143º 02' 23.93\" E

(24)

10º 12' 54.66\" S

142º 51' 03.94\" E

(25)

10º 27' 54.65\" S

142º 31' 52.95\" E

(26)

10º 41' 11.65\" S

142º 38' 33.95\" E

(27)

10º 41' 11.65\" S

142º 31' 52.96\" E

(28)

10º 41' 15.15\" S*

142º 31' 52.96\" E

Estimated coordinate

(29)

10º 55' 57.65\" S*

142º 09' 03.97\" E

Estimated coordinate

(30)

10º 27' 54.66\" S

142º 09' 03.97\" E

(31)

10º 27' 54.67\" S

141º 20' 04.00\" E

(32)

10º 10' 23.40\" S

141º 20' 03.99\" E

(33)

9º 45' 54.68\" S

142º 00' 03.97\" E

DARNLEY ISLAND EXCLUSION ZONE

REFERENCE

LATITUDE (WGS84)

LONGITUDE (WGS84)

(1)

9º 59' 54.65\" S

143º 39' 03.91\" E

(2)

9º 59' 54.65\" S

144º 07' 03.89\" E

(3)

9º 29' 54.66\" S

144º 15' 03.88\" E

(4)

9º 27' 14.66\" S

144º 06' 03.88\" E

(5)

9º 27' 14.66\" S

143º 52' 03.89\" E

(6)

9º 32' 54.66\" S

143º 39' 03.90\" E

(7)

9º 59' 54.65\" S

143º 39' 03.91\" E

DELIVERANCE ISLAND AND KERR ISLET EXCLUSION ZONE

REFERENCE

LATITUDE (WGS84)

LONGITUDE (WGS84)

(1)

9º 32' 33.69” S

141º 32' 18.98” E

(2)

9º 32’ 29.69” S

141º 32’ 14.98” E

(3)

9º 32’ 01.69” S

141º 31’ 53.98” E

(4)

9º 31’ 56.69” S

141º 31’ 57.98” E

(5)

9º 31’ 50.69” S

141º 32’ 01.98” E

(6)

9º 31’ 45.69” S

141º 32’ 05.98” E

(7)

9º 31’ 23.69” S

141º 32’ 20.98” E

(8)

9º 31’ 21.69” S

141º 32’ 22.98” E

(9)

9º 31’ 18.69” S

141º 32’ 24.98” E

(10)

9º 30’ 34.69” S

141º 33’ 35.98” E

(11)

9º 30’ 02.69” S

141º 34’ 04.98” E

(12)

9º 29’ 55.69” S

141º 34’ 08.98” E

(13)

9º 29’ 51.69” S

141º 34’ 11.98” E

(14)

9º 29’ 45.69” S

141º 34’ 17.98” E

(15)

9º 29’ 45.69” S

141º 34’ 22.98” E

(16)

9º 29’ 52.69” S

141º 36’ 16.98” E

(17)

9º 29’ 58.69” S

141º 36’ 19.98” E

(18)

9º 30’ 06.69” S

141º 36’ 19.98” E

(19)

9º 30’ 22.69” S

141º 36’ 21.98” E

(20)

9º 30’ 41.69” S

141º 36’ 21.98” E

(21)

9º 30’ 54.68” S

141º 36’ 18.98” E

(22)

9º 31’ 05.68” S

141º 36’ 13.98” E

(23)

9º 31’ 23.68” S

141º 36’ 05.98” E

(24)

9º 31’ 32.68” S

141º 35’ 58.98” E

(25)

9º 31’ 41.68” S

141º 35’ 49.98” E

(26)

9º 31’ 44.68” S

141º 35’ 45.98” E

(27)

9º 31’ 56.68” S

141º 35’ 24.98” E

(28)

9º 36’ 15.68” S

141º 34’ 36.98” E

(29)

9º 36’ 18.68” S

141º 34’ 37.98” E

(30)

9º 36’ 29.68” S

141º 34’ 36.98” E

(31)

9º 36’ 43.68” S

141º 34’ 29.98” E

(32)

9º 36’ 50.68” S

141º 34’ 24.98” E

(33)

9º 36’ 59.68” S

141º 34’ 05.98” E

(34)

9º 37’ 08.68” S

141º 33’ 50.98” E

(35)

9º 37’ 09.68” S

141º 33’ 31.98” E

(36)

9º 37’ 07.68” S

141º 33’ 28.98” E

(37)

9º 37’ 03.68” S

141º 33’ 25.98” E

(38)

9º 36’ 57.68” S

141º 33’ 24.98” E

(39)

9º 36’ 52.68” S

141º 33’ 25.98” E

(40)

9º 36’ 46.68” S

141º 33’ 30.98” E

TURU CAY EXCLUSION ZONE

REFERENCE

LATITUDE (WGS84)

LONGITUDE (WGS84)

(1)

9º 49’ 47.68” S

141º 24’ 45.99” E

(2)

9º 49’ 33.68” S

141º 24’ 47.99” E

(3)

9º 49’ 25.68” S

141º 24’ 55.99” E

(4)

9º 49’ 19.68” S

141º 25’ 05.99” E

(5)

9º 49’ 17.68” S

141º 25’ 16.99” E

(6)

9º 49’ 14.68” S

141º 25’ 28.99” E

(7)

9º 49’ 13.68” S

141º 25’ 39.99” E

(8)

9º 49’ 12.68” S

141º 25’ 46.99” E

(9)

9º 49’ 12.68” S

141º 25’ 56.99” E

(10)

9º 49’ 11.68” S

141º 26’ 10.99” E

(11)

9º 49’ 17.68” S

141º 26’ 12.99” E

(12)

9º 49’ 20.68” S

141º 26’ 09.99” E

(13)

9º 49’ 26.68” S

141º 26’ 01.99” E

(14)

9º 49’ 32.68” S

141º 25’ 52.99” E

(15)

9º 49’ 38.68” S

141º 25’ 41.99” E

(16)

9º 49’ 41.68” S

141º 25’ 34.99” E

(17)

9º 49’ 47.68” S

141º 25’ 22.99” E

(18)

9º 49’ 50.68” S

141º 25’ 12.99” E

(19)

9º 49’ 51.68” S

141º 24’ 57.99” E

(20)

9º 49’ 50.68” S

141º 24’ 48.99” E

\n```\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2","sectionType":"division","heading":null,"content":"### SCHEDULE 2\n\n### Area of the exclusion zones expressed using coordinates based on WGS84\n\nWEST OF WARRIOR REEF EXCLUSION ZONE","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Area of the exclusion zones expressed us","sectionType":"division","heading":"Area of the exclusion zones expressed using coordinates based on WGS84","content":"### Area of the exclusion zones expressed using coordinates based on WGS84\n\nWEST OF WARRIOR REEF EXCLUSION ZONE","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument revokes Fisheries Management Notices No.40, 49 and 68 and replaces them with consolidated exclusion-zone definitions, updated coordinate references and explicit transit‑zone and equipment rules (s4; s5–s7; Schedules 1–2). That changes the regulatory footprint and the operational navigation and gear‑stowage obligations for fishers by altering where fishing and gear carriage are prohibited and by specifying which datum/coordinates govern enforcement (s6)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive, detailed geographic descriptions across two schedules with hundreds of coordinates (Schedules 1–2).","Dual geodetic datums: AGD66 is authoritative while WGS84 is provided for convenience, with a rule resolving inconsistencies (s6(1)–(3); Schedule notes).","Revocation of multiple prior notices (No. 40, 49 and 68) and consolidation into a single instrument (s4).","Cross-references to other instruments and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan and Regulations, importing external definitions and legal authority (s3; s5(2)).","Conditional exceptions and technical equipment requirements for transit zones that create operational compliance rules (s7(2)–(3)).","Several procedural and navigational notes including estimated coordinates flagged in Schedule 2 (Schedule notes and Schedule 2 entries).","Precedence rule between schedules (Schedule 1 prevails) introduces a specific legal hierarchy for coordinates (s6(3)).","Enforcement and prohibitions tie directly to specified paragraphs of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act, not restated here, requiring cross-checking with the Act (s7 cites paragraph 16(1)(a) and (o))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces earlier Fisheries Management Notices and sets out defined exclusion zones for the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery using precise coordinates (AGD66 as primary; WGS84 for navigation). It mechanically prohibits taking or carrying prawns and carrying trawling-capable equipment inside those exclusion zones, with specific exceptions and stowage/visibility conditions for transit zones (see s5–s7, Schedules 1–2). It affects commercial prawn fishers, who must alter routes, gear-handling and navigation to comply, enforced under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act (s7)."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2854},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument consolidates and replaces three previous fisheries management notices (Nos. 40, 49, and 68) but maintains the same regulatory scope: managing the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery through geographically defined exclusion zones. The substantive prohibitions and conservation intent remain consistent with the original legislative framework established under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive coordinate tables using two different geodetic datums (AGD66 authoritative, WGS84 secondary) with over 100 specific latitude/longitude points defining four distinct exclusion zones","Nested conditional prohibitions with layered exceptions (equipment rules apply in exclusion zones except transit zones, with alternative compliance methods for in-water gear)","Scientific nomenclature for regulated species (Metapenaeus endeavouri, Penaeus esculentus, Melicertus longistylus)","Cross-references to primary legislation (Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984), subordinate regulations (1985), the Management Plan, and another instrument (Fisheries Management Instrument No. 1 for transit zones)","Technical fishing equipment terminology requiring specific physical configurations (cod ends open and drawn up, boards at blocks)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates exclusion zones in the Torres Strait that ban prawn fishing and related activities, replacing three earlier notices. It primarily affects commercial fishers targeting blue endeavour, brown tiger and red spot king prawns in those waters.\n\nThe rules bar taking or carrying prawns and restrict trawling gear in the zones (with narrow transit/gear exceptions). Four mapped areas are specified; legal boundaries use AGD66 coordinates, with WGS84 provided for GPS convenience."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-management-instrument-no-2/documents"}}