COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

 

I, SHANEEN COULSON, A/g Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, have considered in accordance with section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the application from the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, public comments on the proposal as required under section 303FR, and advice on the ecological sustainability of the operation. I am satisfied on those matters specified in section 303FN of the EPBC Act. I hereby declare the operations for the harvesting of specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens of species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast), as defined in the management regime for the fishery made under the Queensland Fisheries Act 1994 and the Queensland Fisheries Regulation 2008, to be an approved wildlife trade operation, in accordance with subsection 303FN(2) and paragraph 303FN(10)(d), for the purposes of the EPBC Act.

 

Unless amended or revoked, this declaration:

a)              is valid until 13 July 2017 and;

b)             is subject to the conditions applied under section 303FT specified in the Schedule.

 

 

Dated this  16th    day of      JULY     2014

 

 

………….…….……Shaneen Coulson……………………………

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment

 

Under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person whose interests are affected by this decision may apply for a statement of reasons and for independent review of the decision. An application for a statement of reason may be made in writing to the Department of the Environment within 28 days of the date of the declaration. An application for independent review may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee within 28 days of the date of the declaration, or if reasons are sought, within 28 days of receipt of reasons. Further information may be obtained from the Director, Sustainable Fisheries Section.

 

SCHEDULE

 

Declaration of the Harvest Operations of the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast) as an approved wildlife trade operation, July 2014

 

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

 

Relating to the harvesting of fish specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens of species listed under Part 13 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), taken in the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast):

 

  1. Operation of the fishery will be carried out in accordance with the management regime under the Queensland Fisheries Act 1994 and Queensland Fisheries Regulation 2008.
  2. Queensland DAFF to inform the Department of the Environment of any intended material changes to the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast) management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.
  3. Queensland DAFF to produce and present reports to the Department of the Environment annually as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries - 2nd Edition.