{"id":"F2023L01509","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023","slug":"torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104932,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01509-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 3 Repeal\n\n  This instrument is repealed on the day after 30 September 2024 unless revoked earlier.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 4 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n  a) fishing season;\n  b) total allowable catch;\n  c) TRL fishery; and\n  d) tropical rock lobster.\n  (1) In this instrument:\n\n> Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of total allowable catch","content":"#### 6 Determination of total allowable catch\n\n  (1) For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing 1 December 2023 and ending 30 September 2024, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight).\n  (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 357,750 kilograms (unprocessed weight).","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1740},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a narrow, technical administrative function consistent with its title and enabling legislation—setting a specific catch quota for a single fishing season without expanding into broader regulatory matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision setting a numerical quota","No defined terms within the instrument—all imported by reference from the parent Management Plan","No exceptions, conditions, or discretionary powers","Automatic repeal (sunset) clause with fixed expiry date","Minimal cross-referencing limited to two sections of the enabling Management Plan"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis law sets the total catch limit (called the \"total allowable catch\") for Tropical Rock Lobster (*Kaiar*) in Torres Strait waters for the 2023–2024 fishing season.\n\n**The catch limit**\n\nFishers can harvest up to **357,750 kilograms** of tropical rock lobster during the season. This is measured as whole (unprocessed) weight.\n\nThe instrument technically sets a base limit of 200,000 kg, then immediately increases it to 357,750 kg—a two-step process required by the underlying Management Plan.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Torres Strait Islander fishers and communities with traditional rights\n- Commercial fishing operators holding quota in the TRL fishery\n- Anyone fishing for tropical rock lobster in Torres Strait waters\n\n**When it applies**\n\nThis covers the fishing season from **1 December 2023 to 30 September 2024**. The law automatically expires the day after the season ends (1 October 2024)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-quotas-for-tropical-rock-lobster-kaiar-total-allowable-catch-determination-2/documents"}}