COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION
(EXISTING STOCKS) FOR SOUTH PACIFIC TAXIDERMY PTY LTD (2023-2026)
I, Belinda Jago, Branch Head, Oceans and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, am satisfied that the operation conducted by South Pacific Taxidermy Pty Ltd to export taxidermy specimens of Australian native wildlife and non-native exotic species, is an existing stocks operation, as defined by regulation 9A.20(4) and (5) under subsection 303FN(10)(f).
I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that South Pacific Taxidermy Pty Ltd is an approved
existing stocks wildlife trade operation.
This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under S303FT:
1. The operation is undertaken in accordance with the Wildlife Trade Operation (small-scale and existing stocks) for South Pacific Taxidermy Pty Ltd to export taxidermy specimens of Australian native wildlife and non-native exotic species (2023-2026) submitted by South Pacific Taxidermy Pty Ltd on 4 April 2023.
2. Mr Gary Pegg is required to maintain a current Commercial Wildlife (Wildlife Taxidermist) Licence in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1975 (Victoria) and Wildlife Regulations 2013 (Victoria).
3. This declaration is valid for three years from the day after its publication on the Federal Register of Legislation.
4. This approval covers only those specimens acquired and recorded by South Pacific Taxidermy Pty Ltd prior to the first gazettal of the small-scale wildlife trade operation on 29 June 2011.
5. An annual report detailing the specimens that have been exported, the source of the specimens and the export destination must be provided to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 May each year.
Dated this 22 day of June 2023
Belinda Jago
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
A person whose interests are affected by this declaration may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent review of the decision (under section 303GJ(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), on payment of the relevant fee (currently $884 or reduced fee where applicable due to financial hardship) by the applicant, either within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this declaration if reasons for the decision are not sought. Applications should be made to the Deputy Registrar, AAT in your Capital City. Please visit the AAT’s website at http://www.aat.gov.au/ for further information.
You may make an application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to access documents relevant to this decision. For further information, please visit http://www.environment.gov.au/foi/index.html.
Further enquiries should be directed to the Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Email: wta@dcceew.gov.au, Telephone: (02) 6274 1900 (option 2).