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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2022.
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This instrument sets the total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australia is permitted to catch during the 2021–2022 fishing season.
What it does
Who it affects
Why it matters Australia is bound by international conservation agreements to limit its catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (a species that has been heavily fished). This determination converts Australia’s international quota into a domestic legal limit, ensuring the country meets its treaty obligations while managing the fishery sustainably.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2022.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2022.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2021.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2022.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of 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 Australia’s national catch allocation
Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2021 and ends on 30 November 2022 is 5,926,500 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 (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2022.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2021.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2022.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of 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 Australia’s national catch allocation
Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2021 and ends on 30 November 2022 is 5,926,500 kilograms.