The Australian Fisheries Management Authority determines this amendment of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 under section 20 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated       4 December 2012

The Common Seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority was

affixed in accordance with a resolution

of the Commission

Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Accepted on 13 December 2012

1 Name of Management Plan Amendment

  This Management Plan Amendment is the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2012.

2 Commencement

  This Management Plan Amendment commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Amendment of Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006

  Schedule 1 amends the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 3, definition of fishing year

 Substitute

 fishing year means the period determined by AFMA.

[2] Section 3

 Insert

 MAC means the Management Advisory Committee established under section 54 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

[3] Section 3

 Insert

 RAG means the Resource Assessment Group established by AFMA to provide advice in relation to the research needs, stock status, environment and economics of Southern Ocean fisheries.

[4] Section 3, definition of SARAG

 Omit

[5] Section 3, definition of SouthMAC

 Omit

[6] Section 6, paragraph (d)

 Omit

 SARAG and SouthMAC

 substitute

 the RAG and the MAC

[7] Section 6, paragraph (j)

 Omit

[8] Section 7, paragraph (1)(j)

 Omit

[9] Section 7, subsection (2)

  Omit

 SouthMAC

 substitute

 the MAC

[10] Section 7, subsection (4)

 Omit

 SouthMAC

 substitute

 the MAC

[11] Section 8, subsection (1)

 Omit

 implement a bycatch action plan to

[12] Section 8, subsection (2)

 Omit

 The bycatch action plan

 substitute

 AFMA

[13] Section 8, subsection (3)

 Omit

[14] Section 9, paragraph (3)(a)

 Omit

 SouthMAC, SARAG

 substitute

 the MAC, the RAG

[15] Section 11, paragraph (3)(b)

 Omit, substitute

 (b) must consult, and consider the views of, the MAC and the RAG.

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