The Australian Fisheries Management Authority determines this amendment of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 under section 20 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated       4 December 2012

The Common Seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority was

affixed in accordance with a resolution

of the Commission

Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Accepted on 13 December 2012

1              Name of Management Plan Amendment

                This Management Plan Amendment is the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2012.

2              Commencement

                This Management Plan Amendment commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3              Amendment of Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006

                Schedule 1 amends the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]       Section 3, definition of fishing year

            Substitute

            fishing year means the period determined by AFMA.

[2]       Section 3

            Insert

            MAC means the Management Advisory Committee established under section 54 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

[3]       Section 3

            Insert

            RAG means the Resource Assessment Group established by AFMA to provide advice in relation to the research needs, stock status, environment and economics of Southern Ocean fisheries.

[4]       Section 3, definition of SARAG

            Omit

[5]       Section 3, definition of SouthMAC

            Omit

[6]       Section 6, paragraph (d)

            Omit

            SARAG and SouthMAC

            substitute

            the RAG and the MAC

[7]       Section 6, paragraph (j)

            Omit

[8]       Section 7, paragraph (1)(j)

            Omit

[9]       Section 7, subsection (2)

            Omit

            SouthMAC

            substitute

            the MAC

[10]     Section 7, subsection (4)

            Omit

            SouthMAC

            substitute

            the MAC

[11]     Section 8, subsection (1)

            Omit

            implement a bycatch action plan to

[12]     Section 8, subsection (2)

            Omit

            The bycatch action plan

            substitute

            AFMA

[13]     Section 8, subsection (3)

            Omit

[14]     Section 9, paragraph (3)(a)

            Omit

            SouthMAC, SARAG

            substitute

            the MAC, the RAG

[15]     Section 11, paragraph (3)(b)

            Omit, substitute

            (b)        must consult, and consider the views of, the MAC and the RAG.

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