COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import Amendment (Okapi) Instrument 2018
I, Melissa Price, Minister for the Environment, pursuant to subparagraph 303EC(1)(a)(i) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and having considered a report under subparagraph 303EC5(a) of that Act, make the following amendments to the List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import (29/11/2001):
1. Part 2 of the List: Under the heading ‘Vertebrate Animals Mammals (Mammalia)’ in the appropriate alphabetic position:
Add:
Taxon | Common Name | Conditions for Import |
Okapia johnstoni | Okapi | Eligible non-commercial purpose only, excluding household pets. |
2. Part 1 of the List: Under the heading ‘Plants’:
Remove:
Part 1 of this list is taken to include any live plant the introduction of which into Australia is in accordance with the Quarantine Act 1908, provided the plant is not included in the list of CITES specimens under this Act. |
Add:
Part 1 of this list is taken to include any live plant the introduction of which into Australia is in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2015, provided the plant is not included in the list of CITES species established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. |
3. Part 2 of the List: Under the heading ‘Plants’.
Remove
Part 2 of this list is taken to include any live plant included on the list of CITES specimens under this Act, provided the introduction of the plant into Australia is in accordance with the Quarantine Act 1908. |
Add:
Part 2 of this list is taken to include any live plant included on the list of CITES species established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, provided the introduction of the plant into Australia is in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2015. |
This instrument commences the day after registration.
Dated 17/9/2018
MELISSA PRICE
Minister for the Environment