pure act-1994-037 Fisheries Act 1994 sl-2026-0005 Department of Primary Industries 5 published 2026-01-23 website 1 reg Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026 2026 2026 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026. 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 February 2026. Part 2 Amendment of Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 3 Regulation amended This part amends the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019. 4 Amendment of s 86 (Entitlement under SM unit) (1) Section 86 (4), definition total quota entitlement, ‘spanish mackerel fishery’— omit, insert— spanish mackerel commercial fishery (2) Section 86— insert— Note— For the SM year starting on 1 July 2025, see section 181. 5 Amendment of s 119 (Entitlement of transferee) Section 119 (4), ‘Subsection (4)’— omit, insert— Subsection (3) 6 Insertion of new ch 7, pt 4 Chapter 7— insert— Part 4 Transitional provision for Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026 181 Application of increased total quota entitlement for 2025–2026 SM year (1) This section applies to each SM unit held by the holder of an SM licence on 1 February 2026. (2) The holder’s entitlement under the SM unit for the SM year starting on 1 July 2025 must be worked out under section 86 using the increased total quota entitlement for spanish mackerel. Example— The total number of SM units that have been issued is 577,984. The increased total quota entitlement for spanish mackerel for the SM year starting on 1 July 2025 is 250t. Under subsection (2), the entitlement under each SM unit held by the holder of an SM licence on 1 February 2026 for the SM year is 0.43253792492kg, being 250t divided by 577,984. If the holder holds 1,000 SM units on 1 February 2026, the holder’s total entitlement under the SM units is 432.53792492kg, being 1,000 times 0.43253792492kg. (3) In this section— increased total quota entitlement, for spanish mackerel, means the total quota entitlement for spanish mackerel for the SM year starting on 1 July 2025, as increased by the Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026. total quota entitlement, for spanish mackerel, for an SM year, means the total quota entitlement stated for spanish mackerel in the quota declaration for the spanish mackerel commercial fishery for the SM year. Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019 7 Declaration amended This part amends the Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019. 8 Insertion of new s 5 After section 4— insert— 5 Transitional provision for Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026 The total quota entitlement for the spanish mackerel commercial fishery for spanish mackerel, as increased by the Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026, applies for—

(a) the SM year starting on 1 July 2025; and

(b) a subsequent SM year.

Note— See the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 181 for working out a holder’s entitlement under SM units for the SM year starting on 1 July 2025 using the increased total quota entitlement. 9 Amendment of sch 1 (Total quota entitlements) (1) Schedule 1, part 4, entry for spanish mackerel fishery— omit, insert— Spanish mackerel commercial fishery Column 1—fish Column 2—amount spanish mackerel 250t (2) Schedule 1, part 4, entry for reef line fishery, ‘Reef line fishery’— omit, insert— Reef line commercial fishery