Torres Strait Fisheries (Tropical Rock Lobster) Management Instrument 2018
4ATAC for the TIB sector
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4A TAC for the TIB sector
(1) The TAC for the TIB sector is: (a) 66.17% of the Total Allowable Catch; and (b) the percentage of the Total Allowable Catch (if any) that the CEO has determined under subsections (2) or (3). Purchase of primary boat licences or tender boat licences by the TSRA before the snapshot day (2) If: (a) the TSRA has been permanently transferred a primary boat licence or tender boat licence, or primary boat licences and tender boat licences, under section 25 of the Act (the purchased licences); and (b) the transfer occurs before the snapshot day the CEO may determine, by instrument, a percentage of the Total Allowable Catch that the CEO reasonably believes represents the number of quota units that would be allocated to the TSRA under section 15 of the Management Plan having regard to the number of quota units which may be provisionally allocated to the TSRA under subsection 20(6) of the Management Plan.
Note: The CEO may only make a determination under subsection (2) after a Management Plan has been determined for the TRL fishery.
Purchase of primary boat licences or tender boat licences by the TSRA on or after the snapshot day (3) If: (a) the TSRA has been permanently transferred the purchased licences; (b) the transfer occurs on or after the snapshot day the CEO may determine, by instrument, a percentage of the Total Allowable Catch that the CEO reasonably believes represents the number of quota units that would be allocated to the transferor of the licence under section 15 of the Management Plan having regard to the number of quota units which may be provisionally allocated to the transferor of the licence under subsection 20(6) of the Management Plan.
Note: The CEO may only make a determination under subsection (2) after a Management Plan has been determined for the TRL fishery.
Notification (4) An instrument determined by the CEO under subsections (2) or (3) must: (a) be sent to all persons who hold a licence granted under subsections 19(2) or 19(3) of the Act which authorise the taking, processing or carrying of tropical rock lobster; and (b) be published on the PZJA’s website. (5) The CEO may exercise his or her powers under subsections (2) or (3) from time to time as occasion requires.