Fisheries Management Regulations 2019
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10 Simplified outline of this Part
The Act extends to 6 areas outside the AFZ:
(a) waters off the Australian Antarctic Territory; and
(b) waters of most of the southern hemisphere outside the exclusive economic zone of any country (in relation to persons who are fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna or Northern Bluefin Tuna, or in relation to boats being used for fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna or Northern Bluefin Tuna); and
(c) waters over the South Tasman Rise (south of Tasmania); and
(d) waters that are subject to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; and
(e) waters that are subject to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement; and
(f) waters that are subject to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean.
In these areas, the Act applies to:
(a) Australian citizens; and
(b) corporations that are incorporated in Australia or carry out activities mainly in Australia; and
(c) Australian boats and Australian‑flagged boats that are not Australian boats; and
(d) persons aboard such boats.