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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
 fish receiver permit
 fishing
 fishing permit
 Panel
 precautionary principle
 processing
 Register
 scientific permit
 statutory fishing right
 take.
4 Application of catch to statutory fishing rights
 (1) For the purposes of this Management Plan, scallops taken by, or on behalf of, the holder of 2 or more quota statutory fishing rights are applied against the quota statutory fishing rights in accordance with subsection (2).
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the scallops are applied progressively against each quota statutory fishing right, in turn, so that each quota statutory fishing right is fully accounted for before any scallops are applied against the next quota statutory fishing right.
 (3) For the purposes of this Management Plan, if AFMA increases the quantity of scallops that may be taken under a statutory fishing right during a fishing season, the application of any scallops taken by, or on behalf of, a person who holds 2 or more statutory fishing rights must be recalculated so that:
 (a) the greatest possible number of quota statutory fishing rights is fully accounted for; and
 (b) no more than 1 statutory fishing right is partly accounted for.
 (4) For the purposes of this section:
 (a) a quota statutory fishing right is fully accounted for if the maximum permissible quantity of scallops has been applied against it; and
 (b) a quota statutory fishing right is partly accounted for if a quantity of scallops less than the maximum permissible quantity has been applied against it.
5 Geographical coordinates
  The origin of geographical coordinates used in this Management Plan is the Geodetic Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).
6 Objectives (Act s 17 (5))
  The objectives of this Management Plan are as follows:
 (a) to manage the fishery efficiently and cost‑effectively for the Commonwealth;
 (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;
 (c) to maximise economic efficiency in the exploitation of the resources of the fishery;
 (d) to ensure AFMA's accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in management of the resources of the fishery;
 (e) to reach Government targets for the recovery of the costs of AFMA in relation to