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in the Act has the same meaning in this Management Plan as it has in the Act.  The following terms are defined in subsection 4 (1) of the Act:
 AFMA
 AFZ
 Australian boat
 coastal waters
 fish
 fishing
 fishing permit
 officer
 Panel
 precautionary principle
 processing
 Register
 scientific permit
 statutory fishing right
 take.
4 Origin of geographical coordinates
  The origin of geographical coordinates used in this Management Plan is the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
5 Objectives (Act s 17 (5))
  The objectives of this Management Plan are:
 (a) to manage the fishery efficiently and cost‑effectively for the Commonwealth; and
 (b) to ensure that the exploitation of the resources of the fishery and the carrying on of any related activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development and the exercise of the precautionary principle, and in particular, the need to have regard to the impact of fishing activities on non‑target species and the long‑term sustainability of the marine environment; and
 (c) to maximise economic efficiency in the exploitation of the resources of the fishery; and
 (d) to ensure AFMA's accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in management of the resources of the fishery; and
 (e) to reach Government targets for the recovery of the costs of AFMA in relation to the fishery; and
 (f) to ensure, through proper conservation and management, that the living resources of the AFZ are not endangered by over‑exploitation; and
 (g) to achieve the best use of the living resources of the AFZ; and
 (h) to ensure that conservation and management measures in the fishery implement Australia's obligations under international agreements that deal with fish stocks, and other relevant international agreements.
6 Measures by which the objectives are to be attained (Act s 17 (5))
  The measures by which the objectives of this Management Plan are to be attained include the following:
 (a) determining reference points for maintaining ecologically sustainable stocks of each target species;
 (b) setting the total allowable catch for each target species and each year in the fishery, as needed, to manage the species, taking account of information from the RAG, the MAC and CCAMLR on appropriate harvest levels;
 (c) granting transferable statutory fishing rights for the fishery to eligible persons;
 (d) developing and implementing a management strategy to ensure that fishing is conducted in an ecologically sustainable way;
 (e) implementing long‑term management arrangements that pursue economic efficiency for the fishery;
 (g) ensuring that a fisheries assessment plan is developed and reviewed in accordance with section 9;
 (h) monitoring the impact of fishing on target species, species that are caught