{"id":"F2025L01639","name":"Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2025","slug":"torres-strait-prawn-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":107580,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L01639-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2025","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 2025\n\nThe PROTECTED ZONE JOINT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination under section 15A(1) and 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and under subsection 2.3(2) of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009.\n\nDated: 19 December 2025\n\nThe Hon Julie Collins MP, Commonwealth Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \nThe Hon Anthony (Tony) Perrett MP, Queensland Minister for Primary Industries  \n  \n\n  \n  \nMr George Nona, Chairperson, Torres Strait Regional Authority  \n\n  \n\n  \nFor and on behalf of the Protected Zone Joint Authority\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Determination is the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2025.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. Terms used in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009.\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\n1.  for the 2026 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2026 to 6 am on 1 December 2026 local time;\n2.  for the 2027 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2027 to 6 am on 1 December 2027 local time;\n3.  for the 2028 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2028 to 6 am on 1 December 2028 local time;\n4.  for the 2029 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2029 to 6 am on 1 December 2029 local time;\n5.  for the 2030 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2030 to 6 am on 1 December 2030 local time;\n6.  for the 2031 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2031 to 6 am on 1 December 2031 local time;\n7.  for the 2032 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2032 to 6 am on 1 December 2032 local time;\n8.  for the 2033 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2033 to 6 am on 1 December 2033 local time;\n9.  for the 2034 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2034 to 6 am on 1 December 2034 local time; and\n10.  for the 2035 year, the period from 6 pm on 1 February 2035 to 6 am on 1 December 2035 local time.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"On its face the Determination does not alter the statutory scope of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery or the management plan; it only specifies the fishing season dates and commencement mechanism for 2026–2035 (clauses 2–4). There is no provision in this instrument changing boundaries, licence types, gear rules or other substantive regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward, repeating annual dates and times (clause 4, items 1–10)","Commencement is administrative: operative the day after registration (clause 2)","Relies on existing statutory definitions rather than creating new terms (clause 3)","Narrow subject matter — only specifies temporal window, not gear, zones, quotas or licences","Low decision-making discretion in the instrument itself (fixed dates rather than criteria-based powers)","Potential operational impact concentrated on licensed fishers and enforcement agencies (implicit compliance burden)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination fixes the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery’s open season for each year 2026–2035: annually from 6 pm on 1 February to 6 am on 1 December (local time). It takes effect the day after registration. It applies to all authorised fishers and licences in that fishery and matters for operational scheduling, legal compliance and enforcement."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling legislation: setting the fishing season dates. The ten-year forward specification is a standard administrative efficiency measure and does not expand the scope beyond the statutory purpose of determining 'the fishing season' under the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (10 operative provisions)","No defined terms — relies entirely on external definitions from the parent Act and Management Plan","Simple tabular structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the standard interpretation clause","Straightforward temporal specifications with identical formatting repeated 10 times"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the Torres Strait commercial prawn fishing season at 6 pm on 1 February to 6 am on 1 December each year for 2026–2035. It binds licensed prawn fishers and the Protected Zone Joint Authority, makes out-of-season fishing illegal, provides a two-month closed period for stock recovery, and gives industry long-term certainty with cross-border management implications."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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