Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01020:reg:3:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01020
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 11356–14036

for Southern Bluefin Tuna if in fact the person is taking Southern Bluefin Tuna; and
 (b) the Australian fishing zone means:
 (i) the Australian fishing zone as defined in subsection 4(1) of the Act; and
 (ii) the coastal waters that are taken, under section 76 of the Act, to be in the AFZ.
 3.3 Notes in square brackets in this plan are included for information only and are not part of the plan.
[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991, unless redefined in this plan, have the same meanings in this plan. Some of those terms and their meanings are:
 AFMA means the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.
 approved means approved by AFMA or, in relation to a Joint Authority fishery, by the Joint Authority.
 Australian boat means:
(a) a boat:
                 (i) the operations of which are based on a place in Australia or an external Territory; and
                 (ii) that is wholly‑owned by a natural person who is a resident of, or by a company incorporated in, Australia or an external Territory; and
                 (iii) that was built in Australia or an external Territory; or
(b) a boat, not being a boat mentioned in paragraph (a) or a boat owned by a foreign resident that is under a demise charter, that is registered under the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or
(c) a boat the subject of a declaration under subsection (2);
 Australian fishing zone means:
(a) the waters adjacent to Australia within the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone; and
(b) the waters adjacent to each external Territory within the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone;
 but does not include:
(c) coastal waters of, or waters within the limits of, a State or internal territory; or
(d) waters that are excepted waters.
 charter boat means a boat that is being used exclusively for recreational fishing in the course of an arrangement under which money or some other consideration is, or is required to be, paid or given by or on behalf of a person or persons for the right to fish from the boat.
 coastal waters has the same meaning given by section 5.
 exclusive economic zone means the exclusive economic zone, within the meaning of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.
 fish includes all species of bony fish, sharks, rays, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms, but does not include marine mammals or marine reptiles.
 fishing means:
(a) searching for, or taking, fish; or
(b) attempting to search for, or take, fish; or
(c) engaging in any other activities that can reasonably be expected to result in the locating, or taking, of fish; or
(d) placing, searching for or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated electronic