COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens

I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 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 following:

• specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery, as defined in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 in force under the Commonwealth Fisheries Management Act 1991,

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; and

• the specimens are included in the list until 7 April 2016.

Dated this 11 day of   April 2011

Tony Burke

Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities