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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2018.
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This determination sets the exact weight of tuna that each fishing quota unit represents for the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery.
What it does
Why this matters Commercial fishers hold statutory fishing rights (quota units) that allow them to catch tuna. This instrument tells them exactly how many kilograms of living tuna each unit equals. For example, if a fisher holds 1,000 quota units, they can catch approximately 1,158 kilograms of Southern Bluefin Tuna during these seasons.
Who it affects
The instrument automatically expires on 1 December 2020.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2018.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2018.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2018.
This instrument ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2020 unless earlier revoked.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 18.3 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan) has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of the actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right
(1) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2018 and ends on 30 November 2019 is 1.15787216 kilograms. (2) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2019 and ends on 30 November 2020 is 1.15787216 kilograms.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2018.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2018.
This instrument ceases as if it was revoked on 1 December 2020 unless earlier revoked.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 18.3 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan) has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of the actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right
(1) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2018 and ends on 30 November 2019 is 1.15787216 kilograms. (2) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2019 and ends on 30 November 2020 is 1.15787216 kilograms.