
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery, Queensland Sea Cucumber (East Coast) Fishery and Victorian Scallop (Ocean) Fishery, July 2017
I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1)(a) 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 deleting from the list specimens and any associated restrictions or conditions as set out in Schedule 1, and by including in the list specimens and associated restrictions or conditions as set out in Schedule 2.
Dated this 7th day of July 2017
..…….………Paul Murphy…………………
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy
Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals delete from the list the following items and any associated notations:
Taxon/Item | Common Name | Notation |
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 Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery, | Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, the specimens are included in the list until 14 July 2017. |
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 Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast), | Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast) | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 13 July 2017. |
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 Victorian Scallop Fishery. | Victorian Scallop (Ocean) Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and,
The specimens are included in the list until 4 August 2017. |
SCHEDULE 2
Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals include in the list the following items and associated notations:
Taxon/Item | Common Name | Notation |
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 (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery, | Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and,
The specimens are included in the list until 17 November 2017. |
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 (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast), | Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (East Coast) | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and,
The specimens are included in the list until 17 November 2017. |
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 (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Victorian Scallop (Ocean) Fishery. | Victorian Scallop (Ocean) Fishery | The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and,
The specimens are included in the list until 8 December 2017. |