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commencing the process to make the species subject to a quota;
 (l) setting up a research program to support the management of the fishery during the first year of the Management Plan, annually reviewing the program and, if necessary, improving the program;
 (m) on commencement of the Management Plan, implementing a risk‑based compliance program and a catch monitoring program for the fishery;
 (n) periodically reviewing and, if necessary, improving the programs mentioned in paragraph (m);
 (o) each fishing season, evaluating the methods used to monitor compliance with the Management Plan and, if necessary, improving the methods;
 (p) within the first 18 months of the Management Plan, developing and implementing a communication plan for the fishery, providing for the publication of regular reports about the status of stocks and the management of the fishery;
 (q) in accordance with the government's cost recovery policy, preparing annual budgets and recommending levies to recover the costs of management that are attributable to the fishing industry;
 (r) managing the fishery in a way that is compatible with Australia's international obligations;
 (s) at least every 5 years, reviewing the Management Plan and, if necessary, amending the Plan to improve management of the fishery.
7 Performance criteria against which measures taken may be assessed (Act s 17 (5))
 (1) The performance criteria against which the measures taken may be assessed are the following:
 (a) that the range and cost of AFMA's services in the fishery are reviewed annually and:
 (i) the review is published; and
 (ii) the management of the fishery has been carried out cost‑effectively;
 (b) that the method used to collect data is published in accordance with the data plan;
 (c) that data is collected, analysed and used in accordance with the data plan;
 (d) that the data plan is reviewed, and, if necessary, improved;
 (e) that the necessary stock assessments or risk assessments, or both, are carried out for primary species, secondary species, by‑catch species and ecologically‑related species affected by fishing;
 (f) that the following are published, reviewed, evaluated and, if necessary, improved:
 (i) decision rules for setting the TACC and any other related management decisions;
 (ii) the by‑catch action plan and any other action plan;
 (g) that reference points are established for quota species, and monitored, reviewed and, if appropriate, improved;
 (h) that the status of stocks is assessed in relation to the reference points for those stocks, and, if a risk to the sustainability of a species is discovered, steps are taken to manage those risks;
 (i) that, each fishing season, the TACC is set for each quota species;
 (j) that SFRs for each quota species are granted to eligible persons;
 (k) that the research program mentioned in paragraph 6 (l) is