Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01020:reg:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01020
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 4056–6795

3  Interpretation
 3.1 In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
acting for, in relation to a person, means acting with the consent of, and on behalf of, the person.
agent, in relation to a person who is the holder or owner of a statutory fishing right, means:
 (a) a person responsible for the affairs and property of that person under a law in force in the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, including a receiver, liquidator, trustee or guardian of that person and an executor or administrator of the estate of that person; or
 (b) a person appointed as an agent, and notified to AFMA, under subclause 34.1.
ancillary fishing activity means any of the following activities carried out for a purpose other than scientific research about Southern Bluefin Tuna:
 (a) processing;
 (b) carrying;
 (c) transhipping;
 (d) towing;
of fish that have been taken.
automatic location communicator means, for a fishing boat, a device on the boat that transmits information about the location of the boat and, in conjunction with one or more other devices, transmits additional information about fishing activities being undertaken by the boat.
by‑catch means marine life that is:
 (a) taken in the SBT fishery and returned to the sea for any reason; or
 (b) affected by fishing equipment used in the SBT fishery but not taken.
certificate, in relation to a statutory fishing right, means a certificate under subsection 22(2) of the Act evidencing the grant of the statutory fishing right.
Commission means the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna established under the Convention.
Convention means the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna done at Canberra on 10 May 1993.
ecologically related species means:
 (a) any species of fish, marine mammal or marine reptile that is prey of, or preys on, Southern Bluefin Tuna; and
 (b) any species of animal that is, or may be, incidentally affected by methods used to fish for Southern Bluefin Tuna.
ecological risk management plan means the plan required under clause 6.
eligible person means a person who is registered as an eligible person under section 26 of the Act.
EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
farm means a facility in the water to receive and retain southern bluefin tuna before harvest.
farm representative means, in relation to a farm, the holder, or a person acting for the holder, of the fish receiver permit for the farm.
fishery observer means a person who is authorised by AFMA to carry out the functions of a fishery observer under this Management Plan.
former plan means the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan as amended and in