1Fisheries Management (South Australia Closure) Direction 2025

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Fisheries Management (South Australia Closure) Direction 2025

I, Wez Norris, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, make the following direction.

Dated 15 December 2025  

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Cessation

4  Authority

5  Definitions

6  To whom this applies

7  Direction not to engage in fishing

Schedule 1—Closure area

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Fisheries Management (South Australia Closure) Direction 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 23 December 2025.

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 30 June 2026.

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 41A(2) of the Act.

5  Definitions

1.     In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.

World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) means the World Geodetic System 1984 datum that is used for cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation purposes and is defined and maintained by the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

1.     Terms used in this Direction that are defined for the purpose of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (Management Plan) have the same meanings in this instrument as they have in the Management Plan.

         Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003).

6  To whom this applies

This Direction applies to the holder of a fishing concession (or a person acting on behalf of that holder) in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

7  Direction not to engage in fishing

A holder, or a person acting on the holder’s behalf, is directed not to engage in fishing in the area described in Schedule 1.