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This instrument amends the List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import (29/11/2001) to allow live specimens of Nothobranchius furzeri (Turquoise Killifish) to be imported into Australia.
Administered by: Environment and Energy
Registered 24 Apr 2019
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR02-Jul-2019
Tabled Senate02-Jul-2019
Date of repeal 17 Sep 2019
Repealed by Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import Amendment  (Turquoise Killifish) Instrument 2019

 

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 303EC(5)(a) of that Act, make the following amendment to Part 2 of the List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import (29/11/2001):

 

Under the heading ‘Vertebrate Animals’, Class: ‘Bony fishes (Osteichthyes)’ in the appropriate alphabetic position:

 

Add:

Taxon

Common Name

Import conditions

Nothobranchius furzeri

Turquoise Killifish

Research only. High security facilities only.

 

 

This instrument commences the day after registration.

 

 

Dated              4 April 2019

 

 

 

 

 

MELISSA PRICE

Minister for the Environment