Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014

Citation

1. This Direction may be cited as the Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014.

Commencement

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

Cessation

3. This Direction ceases as if it was revoked on 30 April 2024 unless earlier revoked.

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DIRECTION NOT TO ENGAGE IN FISHING

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Subsection 41A(2)

MULTIPLE FISHERY (Closures) DIRECTION No. 1 2014

I, JAMES FINDLAY, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, as delegate under delegation No. 6 of 2013 made on 16th September 2013 from the Commission, make the following Direction under subsection 41A(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated: 11 April 2014

James Findlay

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

1. This Direction may be cited as the Multiple Fishery (Closures) Direction No. 1 2014.

Commencement

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

Cessation

3. This Direction ceases as if it was revoked on 30 April 2024 unless earlier revoked.

Interpretation

4. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.

To whom this Direction applies

5. This Direction applies to a holder of a fishing concession and to a person acting on behalf of the holder in the following fisheries:

(a) the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery; and

(b) the Western Skipjack Fishery.

Direction not to engage in fishing

6. Fishing is not to be engaged in in the areas specified in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1 (North-west Shelf)

The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is generally north of the line:

commencing at Point 1 in the table below;

then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:

Note:

All coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geodetic Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA 94) for all practical purposes this may be considered to be equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).

SCHEDULE 2 (Christmas Island)

The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is north of the line:

commencing at Point 1 in the table below;

then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:

Note:

All coordinates are expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).

4. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.

To whom this Direction applies

5. This Direction applies to a holder of a fishing concession and to a person acting on behalf of the holder in the following fisheries:

(a) the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery; and

(b) the Western Skipjack Fishery.

Direction not to engage in fishing

6. Fishing is not to be engaged in in the areas specified in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1 (North-west Shelf)

The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is generally north of the line:

commencing at Point 1 in the table below;

then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:

Note:

All coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geodetic Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA 94) for all practical purposes this may be considered to be equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).

SCHEDULE 2 (Christmas Island)

The part of the Australian Fishing Zone that is north of the line:

commencing at Point 1 in the table below;

then along the geodesics connecting the following points sequentially:

Note:

All coordinates are expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84).