Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023

made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.

Compilation No. 1 

Compilation date:      9 March 2024

Includes amendments: F2024L00296

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 9 March 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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1  Name

  This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.

3   Repeal

  This instrument is repealed on the day after 30 September 2024 unless revoked earlier. 

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.

5  Definitions

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.

6  Determination of total allowable catch

(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).

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history