Determination No. NP16 Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Fishing Log (Cth)

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

DETERMINATION IN RELATION TO THE NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY

DETERMINATION No. NP16

Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Fishing Log

I, Glenn Hurry, Chief Executive Officer, acting as a delegate of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, make the following determination under subsection 42(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated                 4th       July 2008

Glen Hurry

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

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Citation

1.This determination may be cited as the Determination No. NP16 Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Fishing Log.

Commencement

2.This determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Interpretation

3.In this determination:

“Northern Prawn Fishery” means all commercial fishing under a concession defined in Schedule 1 (subsection (3)1) of the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995.”

“distinguishing mark” in relation to a form of logbook, means the letter, number or symbol by which the logbook can be distinguished from other logbooks;

“NP16 Daily Fishing Log-book” means the form of logbook published by AFMA in July 2008 which provides for daily catch entries and for which:

(a)the title is Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Fishing Log; and

(b)the distinguishing mark is “NP16”

[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this determination.]

Determination

4a.             That the Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Log (NP16) (at Attachment A) must be used to record information about the taking of prawns for concession holders in the Northern Prawn Fishery and Torres Strait Prawn Fishery.

4b.             That the Northern and Torres Strait Prawn Fisheries Daily Log (NP16) be the form and content of logbooks for concession holders in the Northern Prawn Fishery and Torres Strait Prawn Fishery from the commencement of this determination from the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.