COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens

I, NIGEL ROUTH, Assistant Secretary, Marine Biodiversity Policy Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts 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 revoking the conditions to which the inclusion of the following item on the list on 20 October 2004 is subject:

• Specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

and impose the following conditions to which the inclusion of the specimens in the list is subject:

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

• the specimens are included on the list until 19 February 2010.

• by 23 December 2009, AFMA to implement interim management measures, which will include voluntary fishery closures, increased observer coverage in areas adjacent to Australian Sea Lion colonies and other actions, designed to mitigate the impact of fishing activity on Australian Sea Lions

Dated this 17th day of  December 2009

[signed]

……………Nigel Routh……………

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts