Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022 (Cth)

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991. 

Dated             23  November 2021

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer
for and on behalf of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1  Name

This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2022.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 December 2021.

3  Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 December 2022. 

4  Authority

This instrument is made under parargraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 3.1 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).

5  Definitions

A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.

Note:          Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument. 

6  Determination of fishing seasons

The fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is determined to be the period commencing 1 December 2021 and ending on 30 November 2022.