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exists but is incomplete." }, "strategy_brief_md": "# Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Advisory Committee — Strategy Brief\n\n**Reporting period**: 2024-25\n**Corporate plan in force**: 2025-26\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf)\n\n## Our purpose / purposes\n\n> The sustainable and profitable utilisation of the SPF in perpetuity through the implementation of a harvest strategy that maintains key commercial stocks at ecologically sustainable levels and, within this context, maximises the net economic returns to the Australian community. [[CP p.5](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf#page=5)]\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- maintain the spawning biomass of each species, on average, at 50% of the unfished level (B50) [[CP p.6](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf#page=6)]\n- achieve a less than 10% chance over a 50-year period of the spawning biomass falling below the 20% of the unfished level (B20) [[CP p.6](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf#page=6)]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Sustainable and Profitable Utilisation of the SPF\nThe objective of the Harvest Strategy is to achieve the sustainable and profitable utilisation of the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) in perpetuity through the implementation of a harvest strategy that maintains key commercial stocks at ecologically sustainable levels and, within this context, maximises the net economic returns to the Australian community. [[CP p.5](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf#page=5)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- maintaining the spawning biomass of each species at ecologically sustainable levels\n- maximising net economic returns to the Australian community\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| SPF01 | Exploitation Rate Reduction | Reduction in exploitation rates when spawning biomass declines | [CP p.6](http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf#page=6) |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| SPF01 | Exploitation Rate Reduction | Target met | Achieved | |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Advisory Committee - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:10:52.305072+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002180\n**Entity type**: Advisory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n**Website**: http://www.afma.gov.au/fisheries/committees/southern-bluefin-tuna-management-advisory-committee/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| other-pdfs | 5 |\n| pages | 37 |\n| strategies | 12 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 89]\n6 Data and Monitoring\n6.1 Introduction\nThe purpose of this section is to provide a review and plan for ongoing data\ncollection needed to support evidence based fishery management decisions in the\nEastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF), in particular as relates to the management\nof commercial species (Section 3) and bycatch species (Section 4) and the pursuit of\nrelated and broader management objectives (Section 2.2).\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Policy/Guideline Purpose\nCommonwealth Primary objective is to minimise fishing-related impacts on\nFisheries Bycatch general bycatch species in a manner consistent with the\nPolicy and principles of ESD and with regard to the structure, productivity,\nGuidelines 2018 function and biological diversity of the ecosystem.\n(CFPB 2018)\nCommonwealth Requires the ecologically sustainable and profitable use of\nHarvest Strategy Australia’s Commonwealth commercial fisheries resources\nPolicy and (where ecological sustainability takes priority)—through the\nGuidelines 2018 implementation of harvest strategies for key commercial species.\n(HSP 2018) It specifies target (economic) reference points for key commercial\nspecies and limit (sustainability) reference points for key\ncommercial and byproduct species.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 26,27,28,29]\nand medium term\n(compliance) outcomes associated with pursuing each objective are taken account of as\npart of staff and section workplans and performance reviews.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- ETBF objectives and performance measurement\nFor each of the above legislative objectives1, this ETBF FMS specifies fishery-specific\noperational objectives (consistent with those in the ETBF Fishery Management Plan\n2010), which align directly with a range of Commonwealth and internal AFMA fisheries\npolicies and guidelines, including in particular:\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries (2007)\n• AFMA Ecological Risk Management Guide (2017)\nFor each operational objective, it is intended that the FMS list the indicators and\nperformance measures required to pursue and measure performance against its legislative\n1 With the exception of the cost recovery objective\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- [Page 33]\nAttachment 4: Summary of the AFMA’s budget estimates from the\n2022-23 Portfolio Budget Statements\n2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26\nEstimated Forward Forward Forward\nBudget item Budget\nactual Estimate Estimate Estimate\n$000 $000 $000 $000 $000\nAdministered expenses\nIllegal foreign fishing vessel\n5,792 5,839 5,880 5,985 6,085\ncaretaking and disposal\nDepartmental expenses\n41,088 43,633 44,806 45,484 46,561\nTotal available funding 46,880 49,472 50,686 51,469 52,646\nCRIS 2021-22 Page 33 of 56\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAttachment M: Summary of the AFMA’s budget estimates from the\n2023-24 Portfolio Budget Statements\n2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27\nEstimated Forward Forward Forward\nBudget item Budget\nactual Estimate Estimate Estimate\n$000 $000 $000 $000 $000\nAdministered expenses\nIllegal foreign fishing vessel\n5,839 6,031 6,187 6,296 6,416\ncaretaking and disposal\nDepartmental expenses\n39,858 44,578 49,004 47,364 47,930\nTotal available funding 45,697 50,609 55,191 53,660 54,346\nCRIS 2021-22 Page 33 of 56\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/afma_cris_23-24.pdf)`\n- [Page 31]\nCRIS 2024–25\nAttachment M: Summary of the AFMA’s budget estimates from the\n2024–25 Portfolio Budget Statements\n2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28\nEstimated Forward Forward Forward\nBudget item Budget\nactual Estimate Estimate Estimate\n$000 $000 $000 $000 $000\nAdministered expenses\nIllegal foreign fishing vessel\n6,031 6,265 6,401 6,548 6,552\ncaretaking and disposal\nDepartmental expenses\n47,289 48,695 45,811 46,653 46,610\nTotal available funding 53,320 54,960 52,212 53,201 53,162\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 31 of 54\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 31]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\nAttachment M: 2025–26 Portfolio Budget Statements\nsummary of budget estimates\n2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28 2028–29\nEstimated Forward Forward Forward\nBudget item Budget\nactual Estimate Estimate Estimate\n$000 $000 $000 $000 $000\nAdministered expenses\nIllegal foreign fishing vessel\n6,265 6,389 6,561 6,564 6,648\ncaretaking and disposal\nDepartmental expenses\n50,562 51,611 46,568 46,190 46,460\nTotal available funding 56,827 58,000 53,129 52,754 53,108\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 31 of 54\nOFFICIAL\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf)`\n- Historical logbook designs in the ETBF\nSector Logbook Dates Other information\nSBT pole-boat TP01 Early 1960s For CSIRO research;\nand purse-seine\nTP01 Late 1960s – For CSIRO research; Added weather data and\n(b) 1969 average size of fish; Voluntary; Extensive data\ncollected\nTP02 1975 – 1976 For CSIRO research; In response to problems\n(a) in NSW and SA;\nTP02 1976 – 1978 Now the responsibility of DPI\n(b)\nSF03 1978 – 1981 Redesigned to facilitate coding for computer\nprocessing\nSBT pole-boat TP03 1981 – 1982 Experimental; Split pole and purse-seine;\nVoluntary\nTP05 1982 – Redesigned after comments from fishers;\nCompulsory; First logbook for WA waters\nTP06 1983 – Redesigned specifically for WA fishers\nTuna pole boat TPB01 1995 – 2000\nTPB02\nTPB03 1998 – 2015\nTPB03A 2015 – 2020 Current design (farm only)\nPurse seine and PS01 2002 – 2013\npole boat\nPS01A 2011 – 2020 Current design (farm only)\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nTable 1: Harvest Strategy Summary\nTier level Reference Reference point Information requirements to monitor Control rule\n(species point / function* reference point\nvary) trigger\npoint\nTier 1 B Limit Catch, CPUE, discards, age, length, relative B : At or above target, fish at F .\n Source: `strategies/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- [Page 10]\nHarvest Strategy Framework\n1 Overview of the SESSF harvest strategy\n1.1 The Harvest Strategy Policy\nThe objective of the Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy 2018 (2018 HSP) is the\nsustainable and profitable use of Australia’s Commonwealth commercial fisheries resources (where\necological sustainability takes priority) through the implementation of harvest strategies that\nmaintain key commercial fish stocks, on average, at the required target biomass to produce\nmaximum economic yield from the fishery.\n Source: `strategies/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf)`\n- Policy/Guideline Purpose\nCommonwealth Primary objective is to minimise fishing-related impacts on\nFisheries Bycatch general bycatch species in a manner consistent with the\nPolicy and principles of ESD and with regard to the structure, productivity,\nGuidelines 2018 function and biological diversity of the ecosystem.\n(CFPB 2018)\nCommonwealth Requires the ecologically sustainable and profitable use of\nHarvest Strategy Australia’s Commonwealth commercial fisheries resources\nPolicy and (where ecological sustainability takes priority)—through the\nGuidelines 2018 implementation of harvest strategies for key commercial species.\n(HSP 2018) It specifies target (economic) reference points for key commercial\nspecies and limit (sustainability) reference points for key\ncommercial and byproduct species.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- 3.1.3 HSP 2018 Objectives\nThe high-level objective of the HSP (2018) is:\n• the ecologically sustainable and profitable use of Australia’s Commonwealth\ncommercial fisheries resources (where ecological sustainability takes priority)—\nthrough the implementation of harvest strategies.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- 7.4.1 Provision of Data\n• Provision of biological data to support relevant projects (Stock assessments)\n• Provision of economic data to support relevant projects\n• Provision of environmental data to support relevant projects\n• Provision of recreational catch data to support relevant projects\n7.4.2 Biological Research Priorities\n• Stock assessments\nEnsure stock assessments are conducted on target species in Australia’s\no\nTropical Tuna and Billfish Fisheries.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- 2 Background to the SESSF\nAn overview of the fishery can be found in the latest SESSF Management Arrangements booklet,\nwhich is available on the AFMA website at: https://www.afma.gov.au/commercial-\nfishers/management-arrangements/management-booklets#referenced-section-10\n3 Commercial species or stocks and ERA priority\nThis HSF applies to all 34 species subject to quota (including target and non-target species) in the\nSESSF.\n Source: `strategies/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf)`\n- [pages 4,5,6]\nAustralia’s Commonwealth fisheries resources\n(where ecological sustainability takes priority) - through the implementation of harvest strategies.\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Aquarium-20Sector-20Harvest-20Strategy-20Fra.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Aquarium%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy%20Framework.pdf)`\n- Species-specific triggers(high risk/vulnerable AND key species)\n Whitetip reef shark: Level 1: 2.5t (1/6 historical high catch); Level 2: 5t (1/3 historical high\ncatch).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Information Line (shark, Trap Trawl\nscalefish)\nCatch and effort: over 20 Per day, Per trap lift, Per shot\ndays minimum; inconsistent latitude, latitude, longitude\nover time longitude\nObserver data: species No First trip then 1 in First trip\ncomposition, length requirement 4; 1 in 8 after 1000 then 1 in 4\nfrequency, otoliths, wildlife except on trap sets\ninteractions autolongliners\n Undertake risk assessment\n21\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- The 30 t trigger (a value approximately an order of magnitude higher\nthan historic catch levels) can be defended both in this context, and given that it is\nimposed together with move-on provisions and spatial closures.\n Seek to improve the record of catch by species and thus revisit the total trigger\n(develop species identification guides for industry)\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment (e.g. analysis of CPUE trends, spatial patterns) with\nconsideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger (noting\nthat these can be adjusted up or down).\no if the assessment is not completed within 12 months, there are to be no\nfurther increases in catch(i.e. annual catch must not exceed 30t).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 2]\nDistribution List\nTitle Name Date\nAFMA Staff and Commissioners; AFMA\nWebsite\nTTMAC/TTRAG MAC and RAG members\nGovernment Department of Agriculture, Water and\nDepartments the Environment\nVersion Control\n# Status Change Description Author(s) Date\n01 Version 1.1 First Adopted ETBF FMS AFMA May 2019\n02 Version 1.2 Revised swordfish harvest AFMA September 2020\nstrategy (Chpt3) and seabird\nconditions (Chpt4)\n03 Version 1.3 Updated to meet accessibility AFMA October 2020\nrequirements\n04 Version 1.4 Updated cover photo, AFMA February 2021\nAppendix E updated\nAcknowledgements\nAFMA is grateful for and would like to acknowledge the substantial inputs and\ncontributions of a broad range of stakeholders in the development of this Fishery\nManagement Strategy, including: Members of the following advisory committees – the\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- A key result of the project was improvements to the Tier 3 and Tier 4\nrules, which now have well defined target harvest levels analogous to those used in the Tier 1\nassessments for the major commercial species, recognising that Tier 3 and Tier 4 assessments are\nbased on less information than Tier 1.\n Source: `strategies/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf)`\n- The 30 t trigger (a value approximately an order of magnitude higher\nthan historic catch levels) can be defended both in this context, and given that it is\nimposed together with move-on provisions and spatial closures.\n Seek to improve the record of catch by species and thus revisit the total trigger\n(develop species identification guides for industry)\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment (e.g. analysis of CPUE trends, spatial patterns) with\nconsideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger (noting\nthat these can be adjusted up or down).\no if the assessment is not completed within 12 months, there are to be no\nfurther increases in catch(i.e. annual catch must not exceed 30t).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nGlossary\nAFMA Australian Fisheries Management Authority\nAFZ Australian Fishing Zone\nARC AFMA Research Committee\nB Biomass\nB Biomass limit reference point\nLIM\nB Biomass that provides the maximum economic yield\nMEY\nB Biomass that provides the maximum sustainable fishing mortality\nMSM\nB Biomass that provides the maximum sustainable yield\nMSY\nB Target biomass\nTARG\nBRD Bycatch Reduction Device\nbSAFE base Sustainability Analysis for Fishing Effects\nCDR Catch Disposal Record\nCEO Chief Executive Officer\nCPUE Catch per unit effort\nCSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation\nDAWE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\nEBFM Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management\nEM Electronic Monitoring\nEMS Environmental Management System\nEPBC Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991\n1999\nERA Ecological Risk Assessment\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- ETBF objectives and performance measurement\nFor each of the above legislative objectives1, this ETBF FMS specifies fishery-specific\noperational objectives (consistent with those in the ETBF Fishery Management Plan\n2010), which align directly with a range of Commonwealth and internal AFMA fisheries\npolicies and guidelines, including in particular:\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries (2007)\n• AFMA Ecological Risk Management Guide (2017)\nFor each operational objective, it is intended that the FMS list the indicators and\nperformance measures required to pursue and measure performance against its legislative\n1 With the exception of the cost recovery objective\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- The FMA 1991 requires that AFMA pursue the following objectives in all of\nits fisheries:\n1. implementing efficient and cost-effective fisheries management on behalf of the\nCommonwealth; and\n2. ensuring that the exploitation of fisheries resources and the carrying on of any\nrelated activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of\necologically sustainable development (which include the exercise of the\nprecautionary principle), in particular the need to have regard to the impact of\nfishing activities on non-target species and the long-term sustainability of the marine\nenvironment; and\n3. maximising the net economic returns to the Australian community from the\nmanagement of Australian fisheries; and\n4. ensuring accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in\nAFMA’s management of fisheries resources; and\n5.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- The most recent assessment (in 2019) of the ETBF for the purposes of the\nprotected species provisions of Part 13 and the wildlife trade provisions of Part 13A\nof the EPBC Act determined that, as a result of the management arrangements in\nplace:\n• It is unlikely that fishing operations conducted in accordance with the\nETBF FMP 2010 will adversely affect the conservation status of listed\nmarine species, migratory species or cetaceans, nor adversely affect the\nsurvival or recovery in nature of listed threatened species.\n• Under the Plan, operators are required to take all reasonable steps to\navoid killing or injuring of species protected under Part 13 of the EPBC\nAct.\n• The fishery operates in accordance with the Guidelines for the\nEcologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- From these analyses, the period 2008 –\n2015 was identified as a reference period over which CPUE has been stable, with average CPUE\nover this period potentially representing an MSY (~0.4B ) target proxy, and half this level\n0\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future AFMA.GOV.AU 7 of 20\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf)`\n- Also shown are the recent 3-year averages of\nCPUE, for comparison with limit levels. (* Target reference periods: scampi 2008 - 2015; bugs 2002 -\n2019; snappers 2000 - 2020)\nWestern Deepwater Trawl Fishery\nSpecies/ Group Average CPUE Limit CPUE Recent 3 yr\n(kg/tow) (kg/tow) average CPUE\nBugs (all species) 167 83 181\nRuby Snapper 115 57 134\nSnappers (all 174 87 181\nspecies)\nNorth West Slope Trawl Fishery\nSpecies/ Group Average CPUE Limit CPUE Recent 3 yr\n(kg/tow) (kg/tow) average CPUE\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future AFMA.GOV.AU 12 of 20\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nNPF Harvest Strategy 2024\nGlossary\nTypes of reference points\nReference Point Description\nTarget (TRP) The desired state of the stock or fishery (for example, MEY or B )\nTARG\nLimit (LRP) The level of an indicator (such as biomass or fishing mortality) beyond which\nthe risk of overfished to the stock is regarded as unacceptably high\nMSY maximum sustainable yield\nMEY maximum economic yield\nNotation\nNotation Description\nB biomass level\nB the biomass level in a particular year\nY\nB the unfished biomass (determined from an appropriate reference point)\n0\nB the biomass level representing x% of the unfished biomass B\nX 0\nB the point beyond which the risk to the stock is regarded as unacceptably high\nLIM\nB the biomass level representing maximum economic yield\nMEY\nB the biomass level representing maximum sustainable yield\nMSY\n Source: `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf)`\n- Table 2: Summary of key changes to the NPF Harvest Strategy\nVersion Updates Date\nVersion 1 First NPF harvest strategy under input controls including: 2007\n(Original)\n- MEY TRP\n- MSY LRP\n- Tiger prawn decision rules to adjust effort levels\n- Changes to season dates\n- In season triggers for tiger and banana prawns\nVersion 1.1 MET for tiger prawn fishery introduced 2009\nVersion 1.2 - MET for tiger prawn fishery updated 2010\n- Season dates and decision rule reporting periods amended for\nthe banana prawn season\n- Removal of tiger prawn trigger limit in the banana season\nVersion 2 - Inclusion of the redleg banana prawn 2012\n- Catch (instead of effort) limits for scampi\n- Review triggers introduced for squid and bugs\n- Banana prawn decision rules amended to reduce (rather than\nextend) season and updates to reporting periods\n- Effort threshold for the tiger prawn fishery updated\nVersion 2.\n Source: `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf)`\n- [pages 8,9,10]\nthe collection of 2014\neconomic data added\n- Change from catch-rate to MEY catch trigger for banana\nprawns (approved by the AFMA Commission in 2013)\n- Banana season reporting periods reduced\nVersion 2.2 Updates to the scampi decision rules October 2019\nVersion 2.3 - Update to the ‘Other Target and Byproduct Species’ section September 2022\n(including scampi catch limit and review triggers for scallops\nand cuttlefish)\n- Inclusion of new redleg banana prawn decision rule\n- General updates to the background sections and review\nsections\nVersion 2.4 - Update to include specific decision rules for red endeavour September 2024\nprawns\n- Update to the tiger prawn fishery MET\n- General updates to reflect other updates to the NPF stock\nassessment base case\nNPF Harvest Strategy 2024 AFMA.GOV.AU 8 of 37\n Source: `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf)`\n- Yes\nIf B : At or above target, fish at F .\n Source: `strategies/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/SESSF-Harvest-Strategy-Amended-2024.pdf)`\n- 48 48\nTier 3 F Limit Catch, discards, age, length information from: >F : No 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%8%h%�%�%�&'&W&�&�&�'\u0018'I'z'�'�(\n(?(q(�(�)\u0006)8)k)�)�*\u0002*5*h*�*�+\u0002+6+i+�+�,\u0005,9,n,�,�-\f-A-v-�-�.\u0016.L.�.�.�/$/Z/�/�/�0 | `pages/strategies-index__12.html (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/SPF-Harvest-Strategy-2025.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- The 30 t trigger (a value approximately an order of magnitude higher\nthan historic catch levels) can be defended both in this context, and given that it is\nimposed together with move-on provisions and spatial closures.\n Seek to improve the record of catch by species and thus revisit the total trigger\n(develop species identification guides for industry)\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment (e.g. analysis of CPUE trends, spatial patterns) with\nconsideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger (noting\nthat these can be adjusted up or down).\no if the assessment is not completed within 12 months, there are to be no\nfurther increases in catch(i.e. annual catch must not exceed 30t).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Read more\nAustralian Fisheries\nCompliance\nResearch\nSustainability\nNews\n16 Mar 2026\nAFMA Update: Annual highlights and key achievements\nRead more\nAustralian Fisheries\nCompliance\nNews\n12 Mar 2026\n14 Indonesian nationals sentenced for illegal fishing\nThis is a joint media release from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and Australian Border Force (ABF).\n Source: `pages/media-releases-index.html (http://www.afma.gov.au/news)`\n- [Page 5]\nCRIS 2024–25\n1 INTRODUCTION\n1.1 Purpose of the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement\nThe purpose of this Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) is to outline what cost\nrecoverable activities the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) provides and\nhow they are implemented in managing Commonwealth fisheries according to the Australian\nGovernment Cost Recovery Guidelines (CRGs).\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 5]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\nIntroduction\n1\n1.1 Purpose\nThe purpose of this Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) is to outline what cost\nrecoverable activities the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) provides and\nhow they are implemented in managing Commonwealth fisheries according to the Australian\nGovernment Cost Recovery Guidelines (CRGs).\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf)`\n- Proposed trigger points:\n• The current trigger points (4000t for jig [= half historic maximum catch]; 2000t for\ncombined GABT and SET SESSF sectors), are not considered to meet the intent of\nthe Harvest Strategy Policy (as jigging sector catch <<4000t; trawl sector <<2000t\nand unlikely to reach 2000t due to high net-mesh sizes used).\n• The introduction of intermediate triggers, in addition to limit triggers invoking\n“hard” decision rules (such as closing the fishery until an assessment is completed) is\nrecommended for both catch and effort\n• The following trigger points are recommended (note that catch triggers refer to\nunprocessed product):\n1.\n Source: `strategies/Arrow-Squid-20Fishery-20Harvest-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Arrow-Squid%20Fishery%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 22]\n Set initial catch triggers for key species (irrespective of fishing method) that are\ndemonstrably precautionary\n Monitor fishery CPUE/length (refine existing approach)\n If triggered, implement increased monitoring – eg age ‘snapshots’\n Enables assessment at Tier 3 level\n Cease targeted fishing if a trigger is reached in any one year\no Note trigger remains at this level until an assessment is completed\n Key species to be determined via\no time series of logbook catch compositions (Table 1, Figure 6)\no identification of high-risk species (including sharks)\n Triggers may be area-specific.\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Decision Rules (see subsequent section for annotated version with\nadditional explanation and rationale)\nLobster:\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment with consideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger\no if the assessment is not completed within 12 months, there are to be no\nfurther increases in catch (i.e. annual catch must not exceed 30t).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Trochus\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment with consideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger\no if no assessment is undertaken within 12 months, a TAC will be set at 20 t\nuntil the assessment is completed.\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\nconsideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger\no if no assessment is undertaken within 12 months, a TAC will be set at 20 t\nuntil the assessment is completed.\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 14]\nNPF Harvest Strategy 2024\nThe mid-season closure to protect pre-spawning tiger prawns was implemented in 1987, with the current\nclosure from 15 June to 1 August introduced in 2013.\n Source: `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pdf)`\n- Legal Expenditure\n03 Mar 2026\n2025 Senate Order on Entity Contracts – listing for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025\nFile Listing Reports\n12 Feb 2026\nFile listing report 1 July to 31 December 2025\nHuman Resources Policies\n24 Nov 2025\n2025 AFMA Census Action Plan and Highlights Report\nAnnual Reports\n13 Oct 2025\n2024–25 Annual Report\nCost Recovery Implementation Statements\n03 Oct 2025\nAFMA's Cost Recovery Implementation Statement 2025–26\n03 Oct 2025\nGifts and benefits\n25 Sep 2025\nStatement of intent 2025\nThis Regulator Statement of Intent (SOI) outlines how the Chief Executive Officer will respond to those expectations as the Accountable Authority for AFMA.\n Source: `pages/publications-index.html (http://www.afma.gov.au/corporate-and-reports)`\n- Species-specific triggers(high risk/vulnerable AND key species)\n Whitetip reef shark: Level 1: 2.5t (1/6 historical high catch); Level 2: 5t (1/3 historical high\ncatch).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- Species-specific triggers(high risk/vulnerable AND key species)\n Whitetip reef shark: Level 1: 2.5t (1/6 historical high catch); Level 2: 5t (1/3 historical high\ncatch).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Information Line (shark, Trap Trawl\nscalefish)\nCatch and effort: over 20 Per day, Per trap lift, Per shot\ndays minimum; inconsistent latitude, latitude, longitude\nover time longitude\nObserver data: species No First trip then 1 in First trip\ncomposition, length requirement 4; 1 in 8 after 1000 then 1 in 4\nfrequency, otoliths, wildlife except on trap sets\ninteractions autolongliners\n Undertake risk assessment\n21\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Line-20Trawl-20and-20Trap-20Sector-20Harvest.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Line%20Trawl%20and%20Trap%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 2]\nDistribution List\nTitle Name Date\nAFMA Staff and Commissioners; AFMA\nWebsite\nTTMAC/TTRAG MAC and RAG members\nGovernment Department of Agriculture, Water and\nDepartments the Environment\nVersion Control\n# Status Change Description Author(s) Date\n01 Version 1.1 First Adopted ETBF FMS AFMA May 2019\n02 Version 1.2 Revised swordfish harvest AFMA September 2020\nstrategy (Chpt3) and seabird\nconditions (Chpt4)\n03 Version 1.3 Updated to meet accessibility AFMA October 2020\nrequirements\n04 Version 1.4 Updated cover photo, AFMA February 2021\nAppendix E updated\nAcknowledgements\nAFMA is grateful for and would like to acknowledge the substantial inputs and\ncontributions of a broad range of stakeholders in the development of this Fishery\nManagement Strategy, including: Members of the following advisory committees – the\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nGlossary\nAFMA Australian Fisheries Management Authority\nAFZ Australian Fishing Zone\nARC AFMA Research Committee\nB Biomass\nB Biomass limit reference point\nLIM\nB Biomass that provides the maximum economic yield\nMEY\nB Biomass that provides the maximum sustainable fishing mortality\nMSM\nB Biomass that provides the maximum sustainable yield\nMSY\nB Target biomass\nTARG\nBRD Bycatch Reduction Device\nbSAFE base Sustainability Analysis for Fishing Effects\nCDR Catch Disposal Record\nCEO Chief Executive Officer\nCPUE Catch per unit effort\nCSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation\nDAWE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\nEBFM Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management\nEM Electronic Monitoring\nEMS Environmental Management System\nEPBC Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991\n1999\nERA Ecological Risk Assessment\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- ETBF objectives and performance measurement\nFor each of the above legislative objectives1, this ETBF FMS specifies fishery-specific\noperational objectives (consistent with those in the ETBF Fishery Management Plan\n2010), which align directly with a range of Commonwealth and internal AFMA fisheries\npolicies and guidelines, including in particular:\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• The Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy (2018) and Guidelines\n• Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries (2007)\n• AFMA Ecological Risk Management Guide (2017)\nFor each operational objective, it is intended that the FMS list the indicators and\nperformance measures required to pursue and measure performance against its legislative\n1 With the exception of the cost recovery objective\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Other\nETBF strategies were developed to operationalise the ETBF FMP 2010, including the\nETBF Harvest Strategy 2011, the ETBF Ecological Risk Management Report 2012, the\nETBF Bycatch and Discard Workplan 2014-2016, the ETBF Five Year Research Strategy\n2017-2021, the ETBF Data Strategy 2006 and a number of cross fishery plans for EPBC\nlisted species (e.g.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- In order to operationalize and achieve these objectives and associated policy\nrequirements, this ETBF Bycatch Strategy has drawn upon guidance from:\n• the Commonwealth Policy on Fisheries Bycatch 2018 and associated\nGuidelines – which address management requirements relating to general\nbycatch species;\n• the AFMA Bycatch Strategy 2017-2022 and associated sub-strategies -\nwhich focusses on requirements for managing interactions with EPBC listed\nspecies;\n• the AFMA Ecological Risk Management Guide 2017;\n• the Guidelines for Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries 2007;\nand\nThis FMS is designed to be consistent with the overarching AFMA Bycatch\nStrategy 2017-2022 guiding principles:\n• Management responses are proportionate to the conservation status of\naffected species and Ecological Risk Assessment results\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 71]\n4.4 Risk Assessment Summary\n4.4.1 Ecological sustainability\n4.4.1.1 Assessment methods\nThere are four key types of assessments undertaken to determine AFMAs\nperformance against bycatch objectives stated in Table 10.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 106]\nEcological Risk Assessment Data Review\nP7= missing\nattributes for\n49/267\nS1=0 Availability Spatial distribution Yes TBD TBD TBD NFA\n(overlap with\n(1,6,..oth)\nfishery)\nEffort Yes TBD TBD TBD NFA\nSpecies Yes TBD TBD TBD NFA\ndistribution (e.g.\ndepth range)\nTagging data Yes TBD TBD TBD NFA\nS2=16 Encounterabi Seabed imagery N/A TBD TBD TBD NFA\nlity (habitat or potential habitat\nand type (water\nbathymetry) column position,\nadult habitat)\nDepth range of Yes TBD TBD TBD NFA\ngear\nDepth range of Attribute missing Species Varies by Species NFA\nspecies for some species range is species specific For some\nrequired to habitat species, the\ndetermine data required\noverlap with missing for information is\nfishing gear some unavailable.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- Commonwealth of Australia (2018), Fisheries Research and Science Quality Assurance\nPolicy, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2018) Seabird Bycatch Operational Guidelines for\nCommonwealth Fisheries, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2017), Guide to AFMA’s Ecological Risk Management,\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2017), AFMA Bycatch Strategy: Mitigating protected species\ninteractions and general bycatch 2017-2022, Australian Fisheries Management\nAuthority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2017) Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles Australia,\nDepartment of the Environment and Energy, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2017), AFMA Strategic Research Plan 2017-2022, Australian\nFisheries Management Authority, Canberra\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 114,115,116,117]\nagement Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2016), Bycatch Handling: AFMA Bycatch handling and\ntreatment Guide 2016/17, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2014) Australian Tuna and Billfish Fisheries: Bycatch and\nDiscarding Workplan, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2013) Quota Administration Policy, Australian Fisheries\nManagement Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2012) National Plan of Action for the Conservation and\nManagement of Sharks 2012: Shark-plan 2, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries\nand Forestry, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2012) Ecological Risk Management: Report for the Eastern\nTuna and Billfish Fishery, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 115]\nCommonwealth of Australia (2011) National recovery plan for threatened albatrosses and\ngiant petrels 2011-2016, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water,\nPopulation and Communities, Hobart\nCommonwealth of Australia (2009) Chondrichtyan guide for fisheries managers: A\npractical guide to mitigating chondrichtyan bycatch, Bureau of Rural Science and\nAustralian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra\nCommonwealth of Australia (2007), Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable\nManagement of Fisheries, Department of the Environment and Water Resources,\nCanberra\nEnvironmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth)\nETBF Fishery Management Plan 2010 (Commonwealth)\nFisheries Management Act 1991 (Commonwealth)\nFood and Agriculture Organisation (1999), International Plan of Action for Conservation\nand Management of Sharks, Rome\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\nonomics and Science\nAFZ Australian Fishing Zone\nCPUE Catch per unit effort\nDCCEEW Departments of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water\nEPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\nERA Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing\nFRDC Fisheries Research and Development Corporation\nGABTS Great Australian Bight Sector\nGVP Gross value of production\nHSF Harvest Strategy Framework\nHSP Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy 2018\nMSY Maximum sustainable yield\nNPF Northern Prawn Fishery\nNWSTF North West Slope Trawl Fishery\nSAFS Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports\nSESSF Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery\nWDTF Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery\nWTO Wildlife Trade Organisation\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future AFMA.GOV.AU 3 of 20\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 12]\nHarvest Strategy for the Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery and North West Slope Trawl Fishery\nNorth West Slope Trawl Fishery\nPink Striped Prawn 2 4\nRed Prawn 1 4\nGiant Scarlet Prawn # 1 1\nPrawns (all species) 9 25\nSquids (all species) 5 13\n# high risk species in 2007 ERA\nLevel 2 CPUE triggers\nTable 2 Average annual CPUE (kg/tow) over chosen reference periods* for bugs and\nsnapper species in the WDTF and for scampi species in the NWSTF with limit CPUE triggers\nset at half the reference period averages.\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- The 30 t trigger (a value approximately an order of magnitude higher\nthan historic catch levels) can be defended both in this context, and given that it is\nimposed together with move-on provisions and spatial closures.\n Seek to improve the record of catch by species and thus revisit the total trigger\n(develop species identification guides for industry)\n Reaching the 30 t catch trigger in one year should result in\no an assessment (e.g. analysis of CPUE trends, spatial patterns) with\nconsideration of adjacent fisheries\no increased monitoring (i.e. size information)\nwithin the next 12 months, for purposes of setting a TAC or revised trigger (noting\nthat these can be adjusted up or down).\no if the assessment is not completed within 12 months, there are to be no\nfurther increases in catch(i.e. annual catch must not exceed 30t).\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Lobster-20and-20Trochus-20Sector-20Harvest-2.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Coral%20Sea%20Fishery%20%E2%80%93%20Lobster%20and%20Trochus%20Sector%20Harvest%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- The FMA 1991 requires that AFMA pursue the following objectives in all of\nits fisheries:\n1. implementing efficient and cost-effective fisheries management on behalf of the\nCommonwealth; and\n2. ensuring that the exploitation of fisheries resources and the carrying on of any\nrelated activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of\necologically sustainable development (which include the exercise of the\nprecautionary principle), in particular the need to have regard to the impact of\nfishing activities on non-target species and the long-term sustainability of the marine\nenvironment; and\n3. maximising the net economic returns to the Australian community from the\nmanagement of Australian fisheries; and\n4. ensuring accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in\nAFMA’s management of fisheries resources; and\n5.\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- In order to operationalize and achieve these objectives and associated policy\nrequirements, this ETBF Bycatch Strategy has drawn upon guidance from:\n• the Commonwealth Policy on Fisheries Bycatch 2018 and associated\nGuidelines – which address management requirements relating to general\nbycatch species;\n• the AFMA Bycatch Strategy 2017-2022 and associated sub-strategies -\nwhich focusses on requirements for managing interactions with EPBC listed\nspecies;\n• the AFMA Ecological Risk Management Guide 2017;\n• the Guidelines for Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries 2007;\nand\nThis FMS is designed to be consistent with the overarching AFMA Bycatch\nStrategy 2017-2022 guiding principles:\n• Management responses are proportionate to the conservation status of\naffected species and Ecological Risk Assessment results\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Eastern%20Tuna%20and%20Billfish%20Fishery%20Management%20Strategy.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\nonomics and Science\nAFZ Australian Fishing Zone\nCPUE Catch per unit effort\nDCCEEW Departments of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water\nEPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\nERA Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing\nFRDC Fisheries Research and Development Corporation\nGABTS Great Australian Bight Sector\nGVP Gross value of production\nHSF Harvest Strategy Framework\nHSP Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy 2018\nMSY Maximum sustainable yield\nNPF Northern Prawn Fishery\nNWSTF North West Slope Trawl Fishery\nSAFS Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports\nSESSF Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery\nWDTF Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery\nWTO Wildlife Trade Organisation\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future AFMA.GOV.AU 3 of 20\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nCoral Sea Fishery Sea Cucumber Sector Harvest Strategy\n6 Process for review\nThe SCHS will be reviewed at least once every 5 years, although can be reviewed earlier, for\nexample if:\n• Significant changes in catches or fishing behaviour, for example a 50% or higher increase in\ncatches or effort compared with the previous 3-fishing seasons averages for the fishery.\n• Available information indicates a high likelihood that the aspirational proxy LRP of B is\n40\nreached or exceeded for any sea cucumber species.\n• New information emerges that substantially changes understanding of the fishery, leading to\nrevised estimates of indicators such as catch rates or nominal CPUE.\n• External drivers have unexpectedly increased the risk to a fishery and fish stocks, including\nenvironmental or climate drivers that have substantially altered the productivity\n Source: `strategies/CSF-Sea-Cucumber-Sector-Harvest-Strategy.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-05/CSF-Sea-Cucumber-Sector-Harvest-Strategy.pdf)`\n- For Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a\nfishing concession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing\nconcession is prescribed in regulations;\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations provide the rates imposed per fishing\nconcession and are amended annually in line with budget processes;\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments;\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges;\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences;\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights;\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf)`\n- Policy Support 118,471 88,634 (29,838) (25.2%)\nTotal Expenditure 3 ,207,056 3 ,260,710 53,653 1.7%\nFR\nFee for Service (222,166) (152,811) 69,355 (31.2%)\nFT\nFTCost-recovered levy budget 2,984,890 3,107,899 123,009 4.1%\nFTWT\n- 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000\nA.\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf)`\n- Policy Support 114,212 82,928 (31,284) (27.4%)\nTotal Expenditure 2 ,666,023 2 ,564,175 (101,848) (3.8% )\nFR\nFee for Service (17,874) (15,729) 2,146 (12.0%)\nFT\nFTCost-recovered levy budget 2,648,148 2,548,446 (99,703) (3.8% )\nFTWT\n- 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000\nA.\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. 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pages - http://www.afma.gov.au/who-we-are/organisational-structure\n- `pages/taskforces-index.html` - pages - https://www.afma.gov.au/fisheries-management/fisheries-committees/southern-bluefin-tuna-management-advisory-committee\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf` - other-pdfs - http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pdf` - other-pdfs - http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/afma_cris_23-24.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/TAC-20Decision-20Support-20Tool_2024_Update.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-03/TAC%20Decision%20Support%20Tool_2024_Update.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf` - other-pdfs - http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf` - other-pdfs - http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Advisory Committee - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:04:26.198820+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-002180\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 54\n- Unique legislation references found: 22\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 18 |\n| Regulation | 4 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Fisheries Management Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 19\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Management+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/SSJF-20Harvest-20Strategy-202022.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to “pursue\nachieving government targets in relation to the recovery of the costs of the Authority”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nAFMA has the objective, under paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of\n\"implementing efficient and cost effective fisheries management on behalf of the\nCommonwealth\" and under paragraph 3(1)(e) of \"achieving government targets in relation to\nthe recovery of the costs of AFMA\". These cost recovery arrangements are fully author\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\nOFFICIAL\n\n[page 12]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- 717,573 Government funded\nOutput(s), activity description(s) and cost split(s) across output(s)\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nPolicy Includes providing advice and developing policy $ 270,880 $ 717,573\nin accordance with the Fisheries Management\nAct 1991, the Fisheries Administration Act 1991\nand other relevant legislation. 50% of these\nactivity costs are recovered from the fishing\nindustry because when reviewing the activities\nbroadly covered across AFMA, half of them\nrelate to Commonwealth commercial fisher\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to “pursue\nachieving government targets in relation to the recovery of the costs of the Authority”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nAFMA has the objective, under paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of\n\"implementing efficient and cost effective fisheries management on behalf of the\nCommonwealth\" and under paragraph 3(1)(e) of \"achieving government targets in relation to\nthe recovery of the costs of AFMA\". These cost recovery arrangements are fully author\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 al\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fisheries Administration Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 15\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Administration+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- anagement of the fishery as\na whole to benefit the broader community and are therefore government funded.\nDetails of cost splits across user group(s) and output(s) for the year are included at\nAttachment D.\nE. Research\nAFMA has direct responsibility under the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to establish\nresearch priorities relating to fisheries managed by AFMA and arrange for research to be\nundertaken.\nThe purpose of this activity group is to provide information and administration to support\nfisheries management decisions. This activity group in\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).\nWhere specific demand for a government activity is created by identifiable individuals or\ngroups, they will be charged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to “pursue\nachieving government targets in relation to the recovery of the costs of the Authority”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nAFMA has the objective, under paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of\n\"implementing efficient and cost effe\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- ), activity description(s) and cost split(s) across output(s)\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nPolicy Includes providing advice and developing policy $ 270,880 $ 717,573\nin accordance with the Fisheries Management\nAct 1991, the Fisheries Administration Act 1991\nand other relevant legislation. 50% of these\nactivity costs are recovered from the fishing\nindustry because when reviewing the activities\nbroadly covered across AFMA, half of them\nrelate to Commonwealth commercial fisheries\nmanagement.\nInvolves advising Parli\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- anagement of the fishery as\na whole to benefit the broader community and are therefore government funded.\nDetails of cost splits across user group(s) and output(s) for the year are included at\nAttachment D.\nE. Research\nAFMA has direct responsibility under the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to establish\nresearch priorities relating to fisheries managed by AFMA and arrange for research to be\nundertaken.\nThe purpose of this activity group is to provide information and administration to support\nfisheries management decisions. This activity group in\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).\nWhere specific demand for a government activity is created by identifiable individuals or\ngroups, they will be charged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to “pursue\nachieving government targets in relation to the recovery of the costs of the Authority”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nAFMA has the objective, under paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of\n\"implementing efficient and cost effe\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fisheries Management Regulations 2019\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 5\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Management+Regulations+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to certain\nfisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisher\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- ishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\n\n[page 12]\nCRIS 2024–25\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- or the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences.\nCRIS 2023-24 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to\ncertain fisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisher\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- or the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences;\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights;\nCRIS 2022-23 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services; and\nfor Torres Strait fisheries,\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to\ncertain fisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity;\n• The Fi\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n- re of the JBG fishery was introduced in 2021 as a key decision rule for the redleg banana\nprawn fishery with a first season closure also in place in JBG from 2007-2010 inclusive.\n4.4.4 Governance\nThe NPF is managed under the Fisheries Management Act 1991, the Fisheries Management Regulations\n2019 and the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995. Seasons and closures in the fishery are\nimplemented through Determinations and Directions made under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\nTwo key committees provide advice to AFMA Management and the AFMA Comm\n Source: `strategies/NPF-Harvest-Strategy-2024-Sept24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rcial fisheries”.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 17 of 54\nOFFICIAL\n\n[page 18]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nRisk management Includes assessment of fisheries under the $ 739,571 $ 53,034\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1991 including export\napprovals, developing Threatened,\nEndangered and Protected (TEP) species\nmanagement strategies and Environmental\nRisk Management (ERM). A small portion of\nactivity costs (7%) are government funded as\nthere are additional activities required b\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- nous and\nnon-commercial fisheries”.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 17 of 54\n\n[page 18]\nCRIS 2024–25\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nRisk management Includes assessment of fisheries under the $ 681,195 $ 50,905\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1991 including export\napprovals, developing Threatened,\nEndangered and Protected (TEP) species\nmanagement strategies and Environmental\nRisk Management (ERM). A small portion of\nactivity costs (7%) are government funded as\nthere are additional activities required b\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- ty group “Management of traditional, indigenous and\nnon-commercial fisheries”.\nCRIS 2023-24 Page 19 of 56\n\n[page 20]\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nRisk management Includes assessment of fisheries under the $ 689,012 $ 51,118\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1991 including export\napprovals, developing Threatened,\nEndangered and Protected (TEP) species\nmanagement strategies and Environmental\nRisk Management (ERM). A small portion of\nactivity costs (7%) are government funded as\nthere are additional activities required b\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ty group “Management of traditional, indigenous and\nnon-commercial fisheries”.\nCRIS 2022-23 Page 19 of 56\n\n[page 20]\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nRisk management Includes assessment of fisheries under the $ 649,902 $ 47,719\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1991 including export\napprovals, developing Threatened,\nEndangered and Protected (TEP) species\nmanagement strategies and Environmental\nRisk Management (ERM). A small portion of\nactivity costs (5%) are government funded as\nthere are additional activities required b\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fisheries Levy Act 1984\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Levy+Act+1984\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to certain\nfisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the rates\nimposed per fishing concession and are amended annually\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- tutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\n\n[page 12]\nCRIS 2024–25\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to certain\nfisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the rates\nimposed per fishing concession and are amended annually\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to\ncertain fisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the\nrates imposed per fishing concession and are amended annually\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- osition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights;\nCRIS 2022-23 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services; and\nfor Torres Strait fisheries,\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to\ncertain fisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity;\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulations provide the\nrates imposed per fishing concession and are amended annually in l\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fishing Levy Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fishing+Levy+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- wealth\" and under paragraph 3(1)(e) of \"achieving government targets in relation to\nthe recovery of the costs of AFMA\". These cost recovery arrangements are fully authorised\nand established under a number of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a fishing\nconcession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- wealth\" and under paragraph 3(1)(e) of \"achieving government targets in relation to\nthe recovery of the costs of AFMA\". These cost recovery arrangements are fully authorised\nand established under a number of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a fishing\nconcession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- (e) to achieve “government targets in relation to the\nrecovery of the costs of AFMA”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nThese cost recovery arrangements are fully authorised and established under a\nnumber of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a\nfishing concession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing\nconcession is prescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing\nconcession and\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- e) to achieve “government targets in relation to the\nrecovery of the costs of AFMA”.\n2.2 Statutory authority to charge\nThese cost recovery arrangements are fully authorised and established under a\nnumbers of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a\nfishing concession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing\nconcession is prescribed in regulations;\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations provide the rates imposed per fishing\nconcession and are a\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Foreign+Fishing+Licences+Levy+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- r payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\nOFFICIAL\n\n[page 12]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulati\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- nagement (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulati\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- nagement (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018\nprovide for when levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by\ninstalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences.\nCRIS 2023-24 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 1\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- es Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments;\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges;\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences;\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights;\nCRIS 2022-23 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• Part 1\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Governance%2C+Performance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- recover all appropriate costs from the commercial fishing industry in\naccordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework and Australian Cost\nRecovery Policy in support of the legislative responsibilities of Commonwealth entities, as\ndetailed in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).\nWhere specific demand for a government activity is created by identifiable individuals or\ngroups, they will be charged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administratio\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- r all appropriate costs from the commercial fishing industry in\naccordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework (2015) and Australian\nCost Recovery Policy in support of the legislative responsibilities of Commonwealth entities,\nas detailed in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).\nWhere specific demand for a government activity is created by identifiable individuals or\ngroups, they will be charged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required under paragraph 6(1)(e) Fisheries Administratio\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- priate costs from the commercial fishing industry in\naccordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework (2015) and\nAustralian Cost Recovery Guidelines (2014) in support of the legislative\nresponsibilities of Commonwealth entities, as detailed in the Public Governance,\nPerformance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). Where specific demand for a\ngovernment activity is created by identifiable individuals or groups, they will be\ncharged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required by Part 7(m)(vi) of the Fisheries Administratio\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- priate costs from the commercial fishing industry in\naccordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework (2015) and\nAustralian Cost Recovery Guidelines (2014) in support of the legislative\nresponsibilities of Commonwealth entities, as detailed in the Public Governance,\nPerformance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). Where specific demand for a\ngovernment activity is created by identifiable individuals or groups they will be\ncharged for it unless the Government has decided to fund that activity.\nAFMA is required by Part 7(m)(vi) of the Fisheries Administration\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Statutory+Fishing+Rights+Charge+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- fishing levies and charges.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\nOFFICIAL\n\n[page 12]\nOFFICIAL\nCRIS 2025–26\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- .\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy on the\ngrant of certain foreign fishing licences.\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a charge\non the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\nSecuring Australia’s fish\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences.\nCRIS 2023-24 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights.\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n- ;\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges;\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\nlevy on the grant of certain foreign fishing licences;\n• The Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a\ncharge on the grant of statutory fishing rights;\nCRIS 2022-23 Page 12 of 56\n\n[page 13]\n• Part 11 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 allows for AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services; and\nfor Torres S\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Aquarium-20Sector-20Harvest-20Strategy-20Fra.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- mmediately to cease overfishing\nEconomic\n• Maximise net economic returns to the Australian community from management of\nAustralian fisheries- always in the context of maintaining commercial fish stocks at\nsustainable levels\nEcosystem\n• Are consistent with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and\nthe Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries (2nd Edition)\n3.3 Governance and reporting\nAFMA completes an annual trigger report which provides an overview of catch and effort across all\nsectors in the CSF. This is where the catc\n Source: `strategies/Coral-20Sea-20Fishery-20-E2-80-93-20Aquarium-20Sector-20Harvest-20Strategy-20Fra.pages.jsonl`\n- ory species or cetaceans, nor adversely affect the\nsurvival or recovery in nature of listed threatened species. The TSSC\nassessment methodology is described here.\n• Assessments of environmental performance of fisheries under the EPBC\nAct 1999. Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) regulates: i) import and export of\nspecimens protected under the Convention on International Trade in\nEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); ii) exports of\nAustralian native specimens; and iii) imports of live specimens.\nThe EPBC Act 1\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- developed in 2010. The\nobjective of the work plans was to develop strategies that will:\n• Respond to high ecological risks assessed through AFMA’s Ecological Risk Assessment\nfor the Effects of Fishing (ERA);\n• Avoid interactions with species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act);\n• Reduce discarding of target species to as close to zero as practically possible; and\n• Minimise overall bycatch in the fishery over the long-term.\nThe work plans focus on developing management measures to reduce and monitor interactions\nwith hig\n Source: `strategies/Western-Fisheries-Harvest-Strategy-2023.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environmental+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/CSF-Sea-Cucumber-Sector-Harvest-Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- arks Australia website\nwww.parksaustralia.gov.au. Output controls include catch limits and minimum size limits (MSL).\nWildlife Trade Operation (WTO) approval requirements also apply to the CSF, including the sea\ncucumber sector, through the application of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Further information about WTO requirements in the CSF can\nbe viewed on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)\nwebsite.\nWhile not included as part of the performance measures or decision rules to promote flexib\n Source: `strategies/CSF-Sea-Cucumber-Sector-Harvest-Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- y and cost recovery.\nIt also requires that AFMA have regard to: preventing over-exploitation of resources;\noptimal utilisation; commercial, recreational and indigenous interests; international\nagreements and the conservation of whale species.\nIn addition, the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCA\n1999) requires that AFMAs fisheries not adversely impact the conservation status of\nprotected species or the survival or recovery of threatened species and take all reasonable\nsteps to ensure EPBC listed species are not killed or injured as a result of\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n- gislation\nIn managing Commonwealth fisheries, AFMA must pursue (or have regard to) objectives\nand requirements outlined in three key pieces of legislation:\n1. The Fisheries Administration Act 1991 (FAA 1991)\n2. The Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA 1991).\n3. The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCA\n1999).\nOther non-fisheries specific Commonwealth legislation also influences how AFMA\nconducts its business but is not covered further here.\nThe FAA 1991 served to establish AFMA and outlines AFMAs functions and\nresponsibilities. The FMA 1991 requires\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Levy+%28Torres+Strait+Prawn+Fishery%29+Regulation+2016\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- r AFMA to impose\nfees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to certain\nfisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the rates\nimposed per fishing concession and are amended annually in line with budget\nprocesses.\n3 Cost recovery model\n3.1 Outputs and business processes of the activity\nAs described in section 1.2.1 of this CRIS, AFMA’s objective is ecologically sust\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- sheries:\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of 54\n\n[page 12]\nCRIS 2024–25\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to certain\nfisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the rates\nimposed per fishing concession and are amended annually in line with budget\nprocesses.\n3 COST RECOVERY MODEL\n3.1 Outputs and business processes of the activity\nAs described in section 1.2.1 of this CRIS, AFMA’s objective is ecologically sust\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- r AFMA to\nimpose fees for the provision of certain services.\nFor Torres Strait fisheries:\n• The Fisheries Levy Act 1984 allows for the imposition of a levy with respect to\ncertain fisheries licences and certain units of fishing capacity.\n• The Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 provide the\nrates imposed per fishing concession and are amended annually in line with\nbudget processes.\n3 COST RECOVERY MODEL\n3.1 Outputs and business processes of the activity\nAs described in section 1.2.1 of this CRIS, AFMA’s objective is ecologically\nsust\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fisheries+Management+%28Fishing+Levy+Collection%29+Regulations+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\nSecuring Australia’s fishing future afma.gov.au 11 of\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- ides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows f\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- ides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing\nconcession is prescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing\nconcession and are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018\nprovide for when levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by\ninstalments.\n• Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 provides for administration and\ncollection of both fishing levies and charges.\n• The Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991 allows f\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fishing Levy Regulations 2018\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fishing+Levy+Regulations+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- number of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a fishing\nconcession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• P\n Source: `other-pdfs/2025-26-Cost-Recovery-Implementation-Statement.pages.jsonl`\n- number of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a fishing\nconcession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing concession is\nprescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing concession\nand are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018 provide for\nwhen levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by instalments.\n• P\n Source: `other-pdfs/AFMA-CRIS-2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- number of Acts and Regulations.\nFor Commonwealth fisheries:\n• The Fishing Levy Act 1991 allows for the imposition of a levy in respect to a\nfishing concession and provides that the amount of levy imposed on a fishing\nconcession is prescribed in regulations.\n• The Fishing Levy Regulations 2018 provide the rates imposed per fishing\nconcession and are amended annually in line with budget processes.\n• The Fisheries Management (Fishing Levy Collection) Regulations 2018\nprovide for when levy is due and payable and for payment of levy by\ninstalments.\n• P\n Source: `other-pdfs/afma_cris_23-24.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Commonwealth) Fisheries Management Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Commonwealth%29+Fisheries+Management+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ustralia (2007), Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable\nManagement of Fisheries, Department of the Environment and Water Resources,\nCanberra\nEnvironmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth)\nETBF Fishery Management Plan 2010 (Commonwealth)\nFisheries Management Act 1991 (Commonwealth)\nFood and Agriculture Organisation (1999), International Plan of Action for Conservation\nand Management of Sharks, Rome\nHobday et al (2007) Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing: Methodology.\nReport R04/1072 for the Australian Fi\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management EM Electronic Monitoring EMS Environmental Management System EPBC Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Ecosystem+Based+Fisheries+Management+EM+Electronic+Monitoring+EMS+Environmental+Management+System+EPBC+Environmental+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- base Sustainability Analysis for Fishing Effects\nCDR Catch Disposal Record\nCEO Chief Executive Officer\nCPUE Catch per unit effort\nCSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation\nDAWE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\nEBFM Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management\nEM Electronic Monitoring\nEMS Environmental Management System\nEPBC Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1991\n1999\nERA Ecological Risk Assessment\nERAEF Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing\nERM Ecological Risk Management\neSAFE enhanced Sustainability Analysis for Fishing Effects\nESD Ecologically Sustainable Development\nETBF Eastern Tuna and Billfish F\n Source: `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n### FMA), the Fisheries Administration Act 1991\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=FMA%29%2C+the+Fisheries+Administration+Act+1991\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/SSJF-20Harvest-20Strategy-202022.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- heries Management Authority (AFMA) is responsible for efficient management and\nsustainable use of Commonwealth fisheries on behalf of the Australian community. AFMA operates under a\nrange of legislative instruments including the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA), the Fisheries\nAdministration Act 1991 (FAA) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n(EPBC Act). 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AFMA operates under a\nrange of legislative instruments including the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (FMA), the Fisheries\nAdministration Act 1991 (FAA) and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n(EPBC Act). Their implementation is supported by fisheries policies and guidelines, including the\nCommonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy 2018 (Harvest Strategy Policy).\nThe Harvest Strategy Policy and the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Commo\n Source: `strategies/SSJF-20Harvest-20Strategy-202022.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Report Quarterly to EPBC Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Report+Quarterly+to+EPBC+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Eastern-20Tuna-20and-20Billfish-20Fishery-20Management-20Strategy.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ements\n2018\nlisted here)\n1. Status reporting against Wildlife Trade Operation 1. Report Annually in\n(WTO) accreditation conditions and FMS Annual\nrecommendations. Requirements listed here. Performance Report\n2. MOU with Department of Agriculture, Water and 2. Report Quarterly to\nEPBC Act 1999\nthe Environment: AFMA must report quarterly to DAWE and publish\nDAWE on interaction rates for each of the EPBC online\nlisted species and High Risk Species under the\nERA. 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"idea": "Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.", "quote": "[Page 20]\nOutput Activities Cost recovered Government funded\namount amount\nRisk management Includes assessment of fisheries under the $ 649,902 $ 47,719\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1991 including export\napprovals, developing Threatened,\nEndangered and Protected (TEP) species\nmanagement strategies and Environmental\nRisk Management (ERM).", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "other-pdfs/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf (http://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/afma_cris_final_2223.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to 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