{"id":"F2022L00406","name":"Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022","slug":"western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441300,"registerId":"F2022L00406-fast-fetch-1775956636961","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nWestern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.\n\nDated 25 March 2022   \n\nWez Norris\n\nChief Executive Officer   for and on behalf of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Cessation\n\n4  Authority\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Determination of fishing season\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3  Cessation\n\n  This instrument ceases on 15 March 2032. \n\n4  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made pursuant to section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 3 of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005. \n\n5  Definitions\n\nA term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 (the Plan) has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Plan.\n\nNote: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument. \n\n6  Determination of fishing season\n\n   The fishing season in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery is the period starting on 1 February in a year and ending on 31 January in the following year.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nWestern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Fishing Season Determination 2012\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not broaden or narrow the regulatory reach; it formally sets the fishery’s annual season (1 February–31 January) and replaces the 2012 Determination (Schedule 1). Authority, definitions and applicability continue to derive from the existing Management Plan and Fisheries Management Act (sections 4–5). The change is administrative renewal and time-framing rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive rule: defines only the annual fishing season (section 6).","Statutory cross-references: relies on the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 and the Fisheries Management Act 1991 for definitions and authority (section 4 and section 5).","Temporal mechanics: explicit commencement (section 2) and fixed cessation date of 15 March 2032 (section 3).","Repeal of prior instrument: wholly repeals the 2012 Fishing Season Determination (Schedule 1), requiring attention to transitional/regulatory continuity.","Administrative signatory and delegation: instrument executed by AFMA CEO on behalf of AFMA (cover page), indicating administrative decision-making rather than primary legislation."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery’s fishing season as the period from 1 February in one year to 31 January in the following year. It applies to licence-holders and vessels in that fishery, constraining when they may lawfully fish; the Australian Fisheries Management Authority made it under the Fisheries Management Act and the fishery’s Management Plan. It starts the day after registration and ceases on 15 March 2032."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function suggested by its title: setting fishing season dates. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative sections plus a repeal schedule","No defined terms in the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions from the Management Plan and the Fisheries Management Act 1991","Single substantive provision (section 6) with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the standard authority and definitions provisions","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery season as running from 1 February to 31 January (a 12‑month period spanning two calendar years), replaces the 2012 determination, and expires automatically on 15 March 2032.  \n\nIt affects commercial fishers with permits or statutory fishing rights and AFMA administration, clarifying the legal season for quota, reporting and compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022","history":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-fishing-season-determination-2022/documents"}}