{"id":"F2020L01197","name":"Torres Strait Fisheries Tropical Rock Lobster (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2020","slug":"torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113589,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01197-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is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 Tropical Rock Lobster (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 3 Repeal\n\n  This instrument is repealed on the day after 30 September 2021 unless revoked earlier.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 4 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made pursuant to section 15A of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n  a) fishing season;\n  b) tropical rock lobster;\n  c) TRL fishery; and\n  d) total allowable catch.\n  (1) In this instrument:\n\n> Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of total allowable catch","content":"#### 6 Determination of total allowable catch\n\n  (1) For the fishing season commencing 1 December 2020, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery is 420,863 kilograms (unprocessed weight).","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1490},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function described in its title and authority provisions—setting a specific numerical catch limit for a single fishing season without expansion into other regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting only one number (section 6)","All definitions imported by reference from the Management Plan","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Straightforward automatic repeal (sunset) clause","Total length of only 6 short sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **catch limit** (called the 'total allowable catch') for tropical rock lobster in the Torres Strait for the 2020–2021 fishing season.\n\n**Key points:**\n*   **The limit:** 420,863 kilograms (roughly 421 tonnes) of unprocessed lobster\n*   **Who it applies to:** Commercial fishers operating in the Tropical Rock Lobster (TRL) fishery\n*   **When:** The fishing season starting 1 December 2020\n*   **Duration:** This is a temporary rule that automatically expires on 1 October 2021 unless cancelled earlier\n\nThe instrument is made under the *Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984* and the *Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster) Management Plan 2018*, which contains the detailed definitions and rules for the fishery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-fisheries-tropical-rock-lobster-total-allowable-catch-determination-2020/documents"}}