COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens

I, ANDREW MCNEE, Assistant Secretary, Marine Environment Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1) 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 including in the list the specimens in the schedule:

with a notation that inclusion of the specimens in the list is subject to the following restrictions or conditions:

• The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;

• The specimen is included on the list until 28 February 2006.

Dated this  twenty ninth day of    November 2005

…………………Andrew McNee………………………

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage

SCHEDULE

Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens

Specimens to which the amendment applies

• Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the Warnbro Sound (Crab) Limited Entry Fishery, as defined in the Warnbro Sound (Crab) Limited Entry Fishery Notice 1995 made under the Western Australian Fisheries Act 1905 and transitioned as a management plan under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.
• Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the Cockburn Sound Crab Managed Fishery, as defined in the Cockburn Sound Crab Fishery Management Plan 1995 made under the Western Australian Fisheries Act 1905 and transitioned as a management plan under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.
• Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the WA Blue Swimmer Crab fisheries, managed through exemptions issued under Section 7 of the Fish Resources Management Act, 1994 which exempt operators from Section 43 Order being Notice No 462 and 677, made under the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994.
• Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the WA Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery Comet Bay, managed through the use of Section 43 Order being Notice No 462 and 677 (Condition 205 on Fishing Boat Licences), made under the Western Australian Fisheries Act 1905 and transitioned under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

• Specimens that are derived from invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the New South Wales Sea Urchin and Turban Shell Fishery, as defined in the New South Wales Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2002.
• Specimens that are derived from invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the South Australian Dive Fisheries for Scallops and Turban Shell, as defined in the South Australian Fisheries Act 1982.