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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

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This instrument declares the list of CITES species has effect as if the species Panthera leo (African lion), currently included in Appendix II to CITES, is included in Appendix I to CITES.
Administered by: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Registered 10 Mar 2015
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR16-Mar-2015
Tabled Senate16-Mar-2015
This Legislative Instrument has been subject to a Motion to Disallow:
Motion Date:
26-Mar-2015
Expiry Date:
12-Aug-2015
House:
Senate
Details:
Full
Resolution:
Negatived
Resolution Date:
12-Aug-2015
Resolution Time:
Provisions:

 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

 

List of CITES Species

Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

 

 

 

I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, pursuant to subsection 303CB(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), declare that the list of CITES[1] species established under subsection 303CA(1) of the EPBC Act, has effect as if the species Panthera leo (African lion), currently included in Appendix II to CITES, is included in Appendix I to CITES.

 

This instrument will commence on 13 March 2015.

 

 

Dated this       5th          day of             March       2015

 

 

 

 

Greg Hunt

 

 

Greg hunt

 

Minister for the Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 


[1] The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, as amended and in force for Australia from time-to-time.