Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2002 (No. SBT 04)

I, FRANK MEERE, Managing Director of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, acting for the Authority, determine the following amendment of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 under subsection 20 (1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated 11 February 2002

1 Name of instrument

  This instrument is the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2002 (No. SBT 04).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on gazettal.

Note   See subsections 19 (1) and (2) of the Act and section 48 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

3 Amendment of Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

  Schedule 1 amends the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Clause 1

substitute

1 Name of Plan

  This Plan is the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

[2] Subclause 3.1, definition of Southern Bluefin Tuna

omit

or Thunnus thynnus

[3] Paragraphs 9.1 (e) and (f)

substitute

 (e) at any time when the person takes Southern Bluefin Tuna using the boat, the person is, or is acting on behalf of, a holder of statutory fishing rights that have a total live weight value that is equal to, or greater than, the total weight of:

 (i) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna in that take; and

 (ii) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna taken, under those fishing rights, in the season before that take; and

 (f) at any time when the person takes Southern Bluefin Tuna using the boat, the boat is nominated in respect of statutory fishing rights that have a total live weight value that is equal to, or greater than, the total weight of:

 (i) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna in that take; and

 (ii) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna taken, using the boat under those fishing rights, in the season before that take.

[4] Paragraphs 10.1 (f) and (g)

substitute

 (f) at any time when the person takes Southern Bluefin Tuna using the boat, the person is, or is acting on behalf of, a holder of statutory fishing rights that have a total live weight value that is equal to, or greater than, the total weight of:

 (i) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna in that take; and

 (ii) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna taken, under those fishing rights, in the season before that take; and

 (g) at any time when the person takes Southern Bluefin Tuna using the boat, the boat is nominated in respect of statutory fishing rights that have a total live weight value that is equal to, or greater than, the total weight of:

 (i) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna in that take; and

 (ii) whole Southern Bluefin Tuna taken, using the boat under those fishing rights, in the season before that take.