Fisheries (Effort Caps) Amendment Declaration 2025

1Short title

This declaration may be cited as the Fisheries (Effort Caps) Amendment Declaration 2025.

2Commencement

This declaration commences on 1 March 2025.

3Declaration amended

This declaration amends the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

4Amendment of s 86D (Possessing or using trawl nets if maximum number of effort units used)

Section 86D(1)(a) and (b), ‘318,584’—
omit, insert—

353,133

5Amendment of s 86E (Possessing or using trawl nets if maximum number of effort units used)

Section 86E(1)(a) and (b), ‘250,178’—
omit, insert—

258,885

6Amendment of s 92 (Possessing or using trawl nets under primary commercial fishing licences for east coast trawl fishery if total entitlements under all effort units used)

Section 92(1)(a) to (c)—
omit, insert—

(a)for the effort year starting at midday on 1 January 2026—1,959,596;

(b)for the effort year starting at midday on 1 January 2027—1,940,000;

(c)for the effort year starting at midday on 1 January 2028—1,920,600;

(d)for the effort year starting at midday on 1 January 2029—1,901,394.