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This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.
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Commonwealth legislation
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
What this does
This law sets the total catch limit (called the "total allowable catch") for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar) in Torres Strait waters for the 2023–2024 fishing season.
The catch limit
Fishers can harvest up to 357,750 kilograms of tropical rock lobster during the season. This is measured as whole (unprocessed) weight.
The instrument technically sets a base limit of 200,000 kg, then immediately increases it to 357,750 kg—a two-step process required by the underlying Management Plan.
Who it affects
When it applies
This covers the fishing season from 1 December 2023 to 30 September 2024. The law automatically expires the day after the season ends (1 October 2024).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.
This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.
This instrument is repealed on the day after 30 September 2024 unless revoked earlier.
This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:
a) fishing season; b) total allowable catch; c) TRL fishery; and d) tropical rock lobster. (1) In this instrument:
Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing 1 December 2023 and ending 30 September 2024, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight). (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 357,750 kilograms (unprocessed weight).
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This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.
This instrument is repealed on the day after 30 September 2024 unless revoked earlier.
This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:
a) fishing season; b) total allowable catch; c) TRL fishery; and d) tropical rock lobster. (1) In this instrument:
Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing 1 December 2023 and ending 30 September 2024, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight). (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 357,750 kilograms (unprocessed weight).