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Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation

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This document officially cancels the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 — the rulebook that governed commercial fishing for species like tuna, marlin, and swordfish off Australia’s east coast.

What it does:

Scraps the old plan: Completely revokes (cancels) the 2005 management plan.
Void existing permits: Any statutory fishing rights, boat permits, or Coral Sea Zone permits issued under the old plan automatically expire on 1 March 2011.
Forces transition: Commercial fishers must operate under a new management framework from that date.

Who it affects: Commercial fishers who held permits to catch tuna and billfish in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery. These operators needed to secure new permits or arrangements by March 2011 to continue fishing legally.

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Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination under subsection 20(3) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated 20 December 2010

Common Seal of the

Australian Fisheries

Management Authority

Accepted on 10 January 2011

Mike Kelly

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Interpretation

In this Determination the ‘ETBF Plan 2005’ means the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005, determined under subsection 17(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Revocation of the ETBF Plan 2005

The ETBF Plan 2005 is revoked.
Statutory fishing rights, boat permits and Coral Sea Zone permits granted under the ETBF Plan 2005 cease to have effect on 1 March 2011.

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1 Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - Revocation

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination under subsection 20(3) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated 20 December 2010

Common Seal of the

Australian Fisheries

Management Authority

Accepted on 10 January 2011

Mike Kelly

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Interpretation

In this Determination the ‘ETBF Plan 2005’ means the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005, determined under subsection 17(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Revocation of the ETBF Plan 2005

The ETBF Plan 2005 is revoked.
Statutory fishing rights, boat permits and Coral Sea Zone permits granted under the ETBF Plan 2005 cease to have effect on 1 March 2011.