Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00118:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00118
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prawn fishery entry that allows the boat identified in the licence to be used for carrying, or processing and carrying, product taken by Australian boats with a TSPF boat licence in the fishery.
TSPF Treaty endorsement means an endorsement granted under section 20(1)(a) of the Act that has a prawn fishery entry that allows the boat identified in the Treaty endorsement to be used:
         (a)                  for commercial fishing for prawn in the fishery; or
         (b)                 for carrying, or processing and carrying, prawn taken in the fishery by another TSPF Treaty endorsed boat.
TSPMAC means the Torres Strait Prawn Management Advisory Committee established by the PZJA.
turtle excluder device or TED means a device fitted to a net, and modification made to a net, that allows turtles to escape immediately after being taken in the net, and is constructed in accordance with any instruments under section 16 of the Act that apply to the fishery.
unit means a unit of fishing capacity into which the fishing capacity is divided by the PZJA under Part 4.
use entitlement means the share of the TAE, measured in whole fishing days, which the holder can use in the fishery in a given season as determined under Part 4.
VMS means Vessel Monitoring System
[NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, a term that is used in both this Plan and the Act has the same meaning in this Plan as it has in the Act.  The following terms are defined in section 3 of the Act:
Australian boat, carrying, commercial fishing, community fishing, fish, fishing, foreign boat, officer, Papua New Guinea boat, processing, Protected Zone, take, Torres Strait Treaty, traditional fishing, traditional inhabitants.]
    (2) In this Plan, a reference to a person who holds a TSPF licence, TSPF Treaty Endorsement or units includes a reference to a person acting for a person who holds the TSPF licence, TSPF Treaty Endorsement or units.

1.4 Area of the fishery
     (1) The area of the fishery is the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 1, excluding the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

     (2) The position of a geographical coordinate in the description of the area of the fishery and areas excluded from the fishery in Schedule 1 is to be determined by reference to the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).

     (3) For convenience in the use of navigational aids, the area of the fishery and areas excluded from the fishery are also described in Schedule 2 by reference to the World Geodetic Datum 1984 (WGS84).

     (4) Any inconsistency between the description of the areas in Schedules 1 and 2 is to be resolved by reference to Schedule 1.

1.5 Objectives of this Plan (Act s 15A(2))