APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION (VICTORIAN KANGAROO PET FOOD TRIAL EXISTING STOCKS) DECLARATION 2018

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

(a)          having considered public comments as required by section 303FR;

(b)          being satisfied as to the matters set out in section 303FN of the EPBC Act,

declare that the Kangaroo Pet Food Trial Developmental Wildlife Trade Operation Plan, is an approved existing stocks wildlife trade operation for the purposes of section 303FN of the EPBC Act.

The proposal is subject to the declaration subject to the following conditions applied under s.303FT:

1. The wildlife trade operation will be carried out in accordance with the Kangaroo Pet Food Trial Developmental Wildlife Trade Operation Plan.
2. Total number of exports of animals harvested under the Kangaroo Pet Food Trial Developmental Wildlife Trade Operation Plan will not exceed 100,000 kangaroos per calendar year.
3. Only kangaroo skins harvested and stockpiled between 1 April 2016 and the registration date of this approval may be exported.

Dated this 1st day of February 2018

Josh Frydenberg