Fisheries Management Legislation Amendment (Minor Updates to Management Plans) Instrument 2024

The Commission established by subsection 10B(1) of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 makes the following instrument.

Dated: 10 September 2024

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006

Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995

Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005

1  Name

  This instrument is the Fisheries Management Legislation Amendment (Minor Updates to Management Plans) Instrument 2024.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the following:

 (a) section 20 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991;

 (b) subsection 10B(2) of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002

1  Section 3 (definition of identification code)

Omit “regulation 12 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “section 80 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

2  Subsection 15(2) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

3  Subsection 18(5) (note 2)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

4  Subsection 22(2) (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

5  Subsection 22(2) (note 3)

Omit “and Part 9 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992 about the requirement to keep a logbook. If the holder of a statutory fishing right does not keep a logbook under Part 9 of those Regulations, AFMA may issue an infringement notice under Part 10 of the Regulations or suspend the operation of the statutory fishing right”, substitute “about logbook requirements. If the holder of a statutory fishing right breaches the requirements, the holder could be issued with an infringement notice under the Regulatory Powers Act (as applied by section 98A of the Fisheries Management Act 1991) or the right could be suspended”.

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010

6  Subsection 4.15(4) (note 1)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002

7  Section 3 (definition of identification code)

Omit “regulation 12 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “section 80 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

8  Subsection 16(3)

Omit “this regulation”, substitute “this section”.

9  Subsection 16(3) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

10  Subsection 18(5) (note 2)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

11  Subsection 21(2) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

12  Section 30 (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

13  Section 30 (note 3)

Omit “and Part 9 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992 about the requirement to keep a logbook. If the holder of a statutory fishing right does not keep a logbook under Part 9 of those Regulations, AFMA may issue an infringement notice under Part 10 of those Regulations or suspend the operation of the statutory fishing right”, substitute “about logbook requirements. If the holder of a statutory fishing right breaches the requirements, the holder could be issued with an infringement notice under the Regulatory Powers Act (as applied by section 98A of the Fisheries Management Act 1991) or the right could be suspended”.

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006

14  Section 3 (definition of identification code)

Omit “regulation 12 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “section 80 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

15  Subsection 16(8) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

16  Subsection 18(4) (note 2)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

17  Section 29 (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

18  Section 29 (note 3)

Omit “and Part 9 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992 about the requirement to keep a logbook. If the holder of a statutory fishing right does not keep a logbook under Part 9 of those Regulations, AFMA may issue an infringement notice under Part 10 of those Regulations or suspend the operation of the statutory fishing right”, substitute “about logbook requirements. If the holder of a statutory fishing right breaches the requirements, the holder could be issued with an infringement notice under the Regulatory Powers Act (as applied by section 98A of the Fisheries Management Act 1991) or the right could be suspended”.

Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995

19  Section 30 (heading)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

20  Subsections 32(2) and (3)

Omit “this clause”, substitute “this section”.

Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009

21  Section 3 (definition of Regulations)

Repeal the definition.

22  Subsection 31(2) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

23  Subsection 42(3) (note)

Omit “The SPF Regulations prescribe details that must be entered in the Register for a nominated boat.”.

24  Subsection 50(2) (note 4)

Omit “regulations”, substitute “provisions of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

25  Subsection 51(3)

Omit “subregulation”, substitute “subsection”.

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003

26  Section 3 (definition of identification code)

Omit “regulation 12 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “section 80 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

27  Subsection 20(9) (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

28  Subsection 26(6) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

29  Subsection 29(5) (note 2)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

30  Subsection 46(3) (note 3)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

31  Subsection 53(2)

Omit “Division 10 of Part 3A of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Division 6 of Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

32  Clause 32 (heading)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005

33  Subsection 19(2) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

34  Section 30 (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005

35  Subsection 23(2) (note 4)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

36  Division 4.2 of Part 4 (note 2 after the heading)

Omit “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”, substitute “Administrative Review Tribunal”.

37  Section 38 (note 2)

Omit “Fisheries Management Regulations 1992”, substitute “Fisheries Management Regulations 2019”.