{"id":"F2024L01489","name":"Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024","slug":"western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442642,"registerId":"F2024L01489-fast-fetch-1775957606491","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nWestern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024\n\n \n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.\n\n \n\nDated 13 November 2024\n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sally Troy | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| | | |\n| | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Cessation\n\n6 Total Allowable Commercial Catch\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 1 February 2025.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act and under sections 3 and 11 of the Management Plan.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nNote: A number of the expressions used in this instrument are defined in the section 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:\n\n1. fishing season;\n2. Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery;\n3. total allowable commercial catch; and\n4. quota species.\n\n\n In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nManagement Plan means the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005.\n\n5 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 31 January 2028 unless revoked earlier.\n\n6 Total Allowable Commercial Catch\n\n The total allowable commercial catch for the following quota species in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery:\n\n1. for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2025 and ending on 31 January 2026 is:\n\n\n \n\n- Quota species Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)\n- Bigeye Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Yellowfin Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Broadbill Swordfish 3,000 Whole weight\n- Striped Marlin 125 Whole weight\n\n\n \n\n \n\n1. for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2026 and ending on 31 January 2027 is:\n\n\n \n\n- Quota species Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)\n- Bigeye Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Yellowfin Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Broadbill Swordfish 3,000 Whole weight\n- Striped Marlin 125 Whole weight\n\n\n \n\n1. for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2027 and ending on 31 January 2028 is:\n\n\n \n\n- Quota species Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)\n- Bigeye Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Yellowfin Tuna 2,000 Whole weight\n- Broadbill Swordfish 3,000 Whole weight\n- Striped Marlin 125 Whole weight\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling legislation: setting specific catch limits for a defined fishery. It has not expanded beyond the original purpose of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 or the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, ~1 page of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms in the instrument itself ('Act' and 'Management Plan')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act and Management Plan","Simple tabular data structure for catch limits with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward commencement and cessation dates with no triggers or calculations","Identical quota amounts repeated across three fishing seasons with no variation formula"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets three-year commercial catch caps (Feb 2025–Jan 2028) for the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery—limiting bigeye and yellowfin tuna to 2,000 t each, broadbill swordfish to 3,000 t, and striped marlin to 125 t per season. \n\nIt applies to permitted commercial fishers and AFMA enforcement, halting fishing for a species once its cap is reached to prevent overfishing and support sustainable stocks."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument sets TACs for the stated seasons but does not compare or state changes relative to prior determinations. From the text alone, a change of scope from earlier instruments cannot be established; the determination simply fixes species-specific TACs and temporal bounds (ss2,5,6)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct numeric limits for four species over three consecutive seasons are straightforward but legally binding (instrument, s6).","Multiple cross-references to external instruments increase interpretive work: authority invoked under paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act and sections 3 and 11 of the Management Plan (s3).","Relies on defined terms in the Management Plan (for example: 'fishing season', 'quota species', 'total allowable commercial catch') so users must consult that Plan to apply the determination (s4).","Temporal boundaries are explicit (commencement and cessation dates), so timing and transitional compliance matter (s2, s5).","Measurement specified as 'whole weight' requires consistent reporting and conversion procedures in fishery operations and enforcement (s6).","No allocation or individual quota shares are set here; allocation and enforcement mechanisms will be found elsewhere, requiring coordination with other instruments and records (s6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the total allowable commercial catch (TAC) in tonnes for four quota species in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery for three consecutive fishing seasons from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2028. It fixes TACs: bigeye tuna 2,000 t; yellowfin tuna 2,000 t; broadbill swordfish 3,000 t; striped marlin 125 t (whole weight). Commercial fishers and licence holders must keep catches within these limits; the Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes and enforces the instrument, which commences 1 February 2025 and ceases 31 January 2028."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024","history":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/western-tuna-and-billfish-fishery-total-allowable-commercial-catch-determination-no-2-2024/documents"}}