Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1998 No. 24 - REG 2

2.1 Omit the Part, substitute:

"PART 2-APPLICATION OF ACT TO AREAS OUTSIDE THE AFZ Antarctic waters

"4. For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to all waters
within 200 nautical miles outwards of the baselines by reference to which the
territorial limits of the Australian Antarctic Territory are defined under
international law, to:

   (a)  Australian citizens; and

   (b)  bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on
        activities mainly in Australia; and

   (c)  Australian boats; and

   (d)  persons on board Australian boats. High seas fishing zone-Southern
        Bluefin Tuna

"4AA. (1) For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the
part of the area of waters described in subregulation (4) that is outside the
AFZ ('the high seas fishing zone'), to:

   (a)  Australian citizens; and

   (b)  bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on
        activities mainly in Australia; and

   (c)  Australian boats; and

   (d)  persons on board Australian boats.

"(2) However, the Act does not apply in relation to the high seas fishing zone
to any of those persons or boats that are not fishing Southern Bluefin Tuna
(Thunnus maccoyii) or Northern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus).

"(3) The area of waters is the area bounded by a line:

   (a)  beginning at the equator at its intersection with the meridian of
        longitude 50 degrees west; and

   (b)  running:

        (i)    from there east along the equator, to its intersection with the
               meridian of longitude 140 degrees west; and

        (ii)   from there south along that meridian to its intersection with
               the parallel of latitude 60 degrees south; and

        (iii)  from there west along that parallel to its intersection with
               the meridian of longitude 50 degrees west; and

        (iv)   from there north along that meridian to the point where the
               line began. "[NOTE: To find out where the outer limits of the
               AFZ are, see the definition of 'Australian fishing zone' in
               subsection 4 (1) of the Act and the Proclamation of Excepted
               Waters made under section 11 of the Act published in Gazette
               No. S52 on 14 February 1992.] Convention for the Conservation
               of Antarctic Marine Living Resources sub-area 58.5.2

"4AB. (1) For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the
part of the area of waters described in subregulation (2) that is outside the
AFZ, to:

   (a)  Australian citizens; and

   (b)  bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on
        activities mainly in Australia; and

   (c)  Australian boats; and

   (d)  persons on board Australian boats.

"(2) The area of waters is the area bounded by a line:

   (a)  beginning at latitude 55 degrees south, longitude 60 degrees east; and

   (b)  running:

        (i)    from there north along the meridian of longitude 60 degrees
               east to its intersection with the parallel of 53 degrees 14'
               south; and

        (ii)   from there generally east south-easterly along the geodesic to
               latitude 53 degrees 14' 07" south, longitude 67 degrees 03' 20"
               east; and

        (iii)  from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 52
               degrees 42' 28" south, longitude 68 degrees 05' 31" east; and

        (iv)   from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51
               degrees 58' 18" south, 69 degrees 44' 02" east; and

        (v)    from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51
               degrees 24' 32" south, longitude 71 degrees 12' 29" east; and

        (vi)   from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 51
               degrees 03' 09" south, longitude 72 degrees 28' 28" east; and

        (vii)  from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 50
               degrees 54' 23" south, longitude 72 degrees 49' 21" east; and

        (viii) from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 49
               degrees 49' 34" south, longitude 75 degrees 36' 08" east; and

        (ix)   from there north-easterly along the geodesic to latitude 49
               degrees 24' 07" south, longitude 76 degrees 24' 17" east; and

        (x)    from there east along that parallel to its intersection with
               the meridian of longitude 80 degrees east; and

        (xi)   from there south along that meridian to its intersection with
               the parallel of latitude 55 degrees south; and

        (xii)  from there west along that parallel to the point where the line
               began. "[NOTE: To find out where the outer limits of the AFZ
               are, see the definition of 'Australian fishing zone' in
               subsection 4 (1) of the Act and the Proclamation of Excepted
               Waters made under section 11 of the Act published in Gazette
               No. S52 on 14 February 1992.] South Tasman Rise

"4AC. (1) For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the
area of waters described in subregulation (2), to:

   (a)  Australian citizens; and

   (b)  bodies corporate that are incorporated in Australia or carry on
        activities mainly in Australia; and

   (c)  Australian boats; and

   (d)  persons on board Australian boats.

"(2) The area of waters is the area bounded by a line:

   (a)  beginning at the intersection of the outer limit of the AFZ with the
        meridian of longitude 150 degrees 00' east; and

   (b)  running:

        (i)    from there south along that meridian to its intersection with
               the parallel of 48 degrees 30' south; and

        (ii)   from there west along that parallel to its intersection with
               the meridian of longitude 146 degrees 30' east; and

        (iii)  from there north along that meridian to the intersection with
               the outer limit of the AFZ; and

        (iv)   from there generally north easterly along that outer limit to
               the point where the line began.".