{"id":"F2015L01861","name":"Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2015","slug":"torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93650,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01861-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2015","content":"DETERMINATION OF FISHING SEASON\n\nTorres Strait Fisheries Act 1984\n\nSection 15A\n\nTorres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009\n\nSubsection 2.3(2)\n\nTORRES STRAIT PRAWN FISHERY FISHING SEASON DETERMINATION 2015\n\nThe PROTECTED ZONE JOINT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to section 15A of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 under subsection 2.3(2) of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009.\n\nDated: 22 November 2015\n\nSenator the Hon. Anne Ruston\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources\n\non behalf of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2015.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. Terms used in this Determination that are defined for the purposes of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009 have the same meanings in this Determination as they have in that Plan.\n\nNotes: 1. Terms defined in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 have the same meanings in this Determination.\n\nDetermination of the fishing season\n\n4. The fishing season in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery for a particular year is the period specified as follows:\n\na) for the 2016 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2016 to 6 am on 1 December 2016 local time;\n\nb) for the 2017 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2017 to 6 am on 1 December 2017 local time;\n\nc) for the 2018 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2018 to 6 am on 1 December 2018 local time;\n\nd) for the 2019 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2019 to 6 am on 1 December 2019 local time;\n\ne) for the 2020 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2020 to 6 am on 1 December 2020 local time;\n\nf) for the 2021 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2021 to 6 am on 1 December 2021 local time;\n\ng) for the 2022 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2022 to 6 am on 1 December 2022 local time;\n\nh) for the 2023 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2023 to 6 am on 1 December 2023 local time;\n\ni) for the 2024 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2024 to 6 am on 1 December 2024 local time; and\n\nj) for the 2025 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2025 to 6 am on 1 December 2025 local time.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs exactly the function intended by its enabling legislation — setting fishing season dates. The 10-year forward-looking schedule is administratively efficient but does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of seasonal determination."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (10 clauses, approximately 350 words)","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions from the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009 and Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984","Simple, linear structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the interpretation clause","Determinative provision (clause 4) consists of a straightforward table of dates with identical formatting for each year"],"plain_english_summary":"This document sets the official dates when commercial prawn fishing is allowed in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery for the years 2016 through 2025.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a 10-year schedule of fishing seasons\n- Each year, fishing can occur from **6:00 pm on 1 February to 6:00 am on 1 December** (local time)\n- Outside these dates, commercial prawn fishing in this fishery is prohibited\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial fishers licensed to operate in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery\n- The Protected Zone Joint Authority (the government body that manages the fishery)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nFishing seasons protect prawn populations by limiting when they can be caught. This prevents overfishing during critical breeding periods and ensures the fishery remains sustainable. The 10-year schedule gives fishers long-term certainty about when they can operate."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No material change of scope. The Determination performs its expected function of fixing season dates for the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery for 2016–2025 (clause 4) and relies on existing definitions and legislative authority (clause 3; preamble). It does not expand or narrow regulated activities beyond specifying timing, though it imposes temporal limits that affect operators' activity and compliance obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, repetitive schedule: specifies identical season start/end times for each year 2016–2025 (clause 4).","Relies on external instruments for definitions and authority (clause 3; preamble cites s15A Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and subsection 2.3(2) of the Management Plan).","Legal commencement depends on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (clause 2), a procedural linkage.","Compliance and enforcement burden falls on licence holders who must confine fishing to the specified periods (clause 4).","Decision-making is by the Protected Zone Joint Authority (preamble), indicating delegated administrative discretion to set seasons.","Use of local time for start/end introduces operational detail (clause 4) that fishers and regulators must apply consistently."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets the legal fishing season for the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery for each year 2016–2025, specifying start and end times (6 pm 1 Feb to 6 am 1 Dec local time). It is made by the Protected Zone Joint Authority under section 15A of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act and the Prawn Fishery Management Plan (s 2.3(2)). Licensed operators must fish only within these periods and therefore bear any opportunity and compliance costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2015/documents"}}