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the Act that has a reef line or mackerel entry that allows the holder of the licence to engage in commercial fishing for finfish in the fishery.
TSFF TPC licence means a licence granted under section 19(3) of the Act that has a reef line or mackerel entry that allows the boat identified in the licence to be used for carrying, or processing and carrying, product taken by boats with a TSFF boat licence or TSFF non-boat licence in the fishery.
TSFMAC means the Torres Strait Fisheries Management Advisory Committee or any other management advisory committee established for the fishery.
TSRA means Torres Strait Regional Authority.
unit means a unit of fishing capacity into which the fishing capacity is divided by the PZJA under Part 3.
VMS means Vessel Monitoring System.
whole fish means fish that have head, fins and guts intact and have not been processed in any way.
whole weight means weight of a whole fish in kilograms.
          NOTES: 1. The following terms used in this Plan are defined in the Act and have the same meaning as in the Act:
           commercial fishing, community fishing, fishing, traditional inhabitant.
           "Commercial fishing" also includes community fishing.
         2. The fishery is also regulated by the Fisheries Management Regulations and by Regulations under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.
         3. Sections 44 and 45 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 contain offences relating to the fishery.

1.4 Fisheries offence
     (1) In this Plan, a fisheries offence, for a licence holder, is an offence under the Act or another Act that relates to the licence held, including a licence endorsed under section 20 of the Act.
    (2) A person is being investigated for a fisheries offence if:
         (a) the PZJA is investigating whether the person has committed a fisheries offence; or
         (b) a law enforcement agency is investigating whether the person has committed a fisheries offence; or
         (c) the person has been charged with a fisheries offence.

1.5 Area of the fishery
    (1) The area of the fishery is the area described in Schedule 2 of the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985.
    (2) The position of geographical coordinate in the description of the area of the fishery and areas excluded from the fishery is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).
    (3) For convenience in the use of navigational aids, the area of the fishery is described in Schedule 1 by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1996 (GDA96).
    (4) Any inconsistency in the descriptions of the area of the fishery is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD1966).

1.6 Objectives
         In addition to the objectives in the Act, the objectives