COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan (Queensland Crocodile Farming
1 January 2018–31 December 2022) Declaration 2017

I, Josh Frydenberg, Minister for the Environment and Energy: 

a)      having noted that no comments were received in response to an invitation under section 303FR(1)

b)      being satisfied as to the matters set out in section 303FO

declare that the Wildlife Trade Management Plan – Queensland Crocodile Farming
1 January 2018–31 December 2022 (the Plan), is an approved wildlife trade management plan for the purposes of section 303FO of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Unless amended or revoked, this declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under section 303FT:

1. The commercial farming must be carried out in accordance with the Plan.
2. Eggs and young of estuarine crocodiles obtained from the Northern Territory must originate only from a source approved under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
3. The annual report referred to in section 3.4 of the Plan must be submitted to the Department of the Environment and Energy by 30 June each year. The annual report will cover the previous calendar year.
4. The approval is valid from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2022.

Dated this 8th day of December 2017

Josh Frydenberg

Minister for the Environment and Energy

Note:  The name of this instrument was amended on registration as the instrument as lodged did not have a unique name (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016).