COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens
I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1)(a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), hereby amend the list of exempt native specimens established under section 303DB of the EPBC Act by deleting from the list specimens and any associated restrictions or conditions as set out in Schedule 1, and by including in the list specimens and associated restrictions or conditions as set out in Schedule 2.
Dated this 9th day of November 2016
….……………………Paul Murphy……………………….
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy
SCHEDULE 1
Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals delete from the list the following items and any associated notations:
| Taxon/Item | Common Name | Notation |
| Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery | Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; The specimens are included in the list until 11 November 2016. |
| specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than: specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully, and the specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery. |
SCHEDULE 2
Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals include in the list the following items and associated notations:
| Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery | Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; The specimens are included in the list until 30 June 2017. |
| Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than: specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; The specimens are included in the list until 26 May 2017. |