Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591:section:17:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00591
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 69434–72089

to AFMA to be appropriate in the circumstances.
 (5) A plan of management for a fishery may set out:
 (a) the objectives of the plan of management; and
 (b) measures by which the objectives are to be attained; and
 (c) performance criteria against which, and time frames within which, the measures taken under the plan of management may be assessed.
 (5AA) The objectives to be set out under paragraph (5)(a) must be consistent with, but are not limited to, the objectives set out in section 3.
 (5C) A plan of management for a fishery affecting straddling fish stocks, highly migratory fish stocks or ecologically related fish stocks (within the meaning of the Fish Stocks Agreement) must set out stock‑specific reference points (within the meaning of that Agreement) for the stocks.
 (6) Without limiting the operation of subsection (5), a plan of management for a fishery may:
 (a) determine the method or methods by which the fishing capacity of the fishery or a part of the fishery is to be measured, which may be or include, but are not limited to, a method based on a particular area, a particular species or type or a particular quantity of fish, a particular kind, size or quantity of fishing equipment, a particular number of boats, a particular period of fishing, or any combination of the above; and
 (aa) determine, or provide for AFMA to determine, the fishing capacity, measured by that method or those methods, permitted for the fishery or a part of the fishery in respect of a particular period or periods; and
 (b) provide for the management of the fishery by means of a system of statutory fishing rights, and other fishing concessions; and
 (c) contain a description of the fishery by reference to area, fish species, fishing methods to be employed or any other matter; and
 (d) subject to section 28, formulate procedures to be followed for selecting persons to whom fishing concessions are to be granted including, in the case of fishing rights:
 (i) the holding of an auction; or
 (ii) the calling of tenders; and
 (e) specify the kind and quantity of equipment that may be used in the fishery; and
 (f) specify the circumstances in which a statutory fishing right may authorise fishing by or from a foreign boat; and
 (g) impose obligations on the holders of fishing concessions; and
 (h) prohibit or regulate recreational fishing in the fishery; and
 (i) prohibit or regulate fishing for scientific research purposes in the fishery.
 (6A) Paragraph (6)(aa) authorises the making of a determination in respect of the fishing capacity of a fishery or a part of a fishery that has the effect that no fishing capacity is permitted for