Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01041:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01041
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Character Range: 5169–7772

and carid prawns), scampi, bugs, scallops or squid; and
 (b) any species of animal that is, or may be, incidentally affected by methods used to fish for any species of prawns (including penaeid prawns and carid prawns), scampi, bugs, scallops or squid.
eligible person, for a statutory fishing right, means a person who is registered as an eligible person for a grant of the fishing right under section 26 of the Act.
footrope, for a prawn trawl net, means the rope to which the netting at the bottom of the net is attached at the mouth of the net.
gear statutory fishing right means a statutory fishing right described in section 7.
headrope, for a prawn trawl net, means the rope to which the netting at the top of the net is attached at the mouth of the net.
Northern Prawn Fishery means commercial fishing in the Northern Prawn Fishery area.
      Northern Prawn Fishery area means the area described in Schedule 1.
old Class A statutory fishing right means a Class A statutory fishing right within the meaning of clause 7 of this Plan, as in force immediately before the commencement of this definition.
old suspense Class A statutory fishing right means a Class A statutory fishing right within the meaning of clause 9 of this Plan, as in force immediately before the commencement of this definition.
operational footrope, for a prawn trawl net, means the part of the footrope of the net that lies between the 2 outermost points at which the netting at the bottom of the net is attached to the footrope.
operational headrope, for a prawn trawl net, means the part of the headrope of the net that lies between the 2 outermost points at which the netting at the top of the net is attached to the headrope.
provisional grant means a grant or grants to which section 23 of the Act applies.
statutory fishing right means a gear statutory fishing right, top up statutory fishing right, or Class B statutory fishing right, for the Northern Prawn Fishery.
surplus Class B statutory fishing right has the meaning given in section 13.
top up statutory fishing right means a statutory fishing right described in section 8.
try net means a prawn trawl net that:
 (a) is used with otter boards or a beam; and
 (b) has:
 (i) up to 3.66 metres of operational headrope; and
 (ii) up to 5.49 metres of operational footrope.
Note   Unless the contrary intention appears, terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Plan. Some of those terms and their meanings are:
AFMA means the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.
Australian fishing zone means:
         (a) the waters