Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2019 (Cth)

Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2019

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   26 November 2019

Andrew Pearson

Executive Secretary
for and on behalf of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1  Name

This instrument is the Southern Squid Jig Fishery (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2019.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2020.

3  Cessation

This instrument is repealed on 1 January 2021 unless earlier revoked.

4. Authority 

This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act and section 11 of the Management Plan.

5  Definitions

(1)  In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005. 

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

Note: Terms defined in the Act have the same meaning in this instrument (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003). 

6  Determination of total allowable effort

(1)  The total allowable effort for the fishery for the 2020 fishing year, commencing on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020 (inclusive), is 550 standard squid jigging machines.