COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Queensland Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery and Queensland Line Fishery (Coral), February 2020.

I, Louise Vickery, Assistant Secretary, Environmental Approvals and Wildlife Trade Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, 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.

This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003.

The instrument commences the day after it is registered.

Dated this 13 day of February 2020

Louise Vickery

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment

SCHEDULE 1

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 and other than specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Part 13A), taken in the Queensland Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery	Queensland Fin Fish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery	the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully, and the specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery.
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 Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery	Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery	the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully, and the specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery.

SCHEDULE 2

Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals include in the list the following items and associated notations:

Taxon/Item		Common Name	Notation
Specimen that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates taken in the Queensland Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1994 (Queensland) and Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019, Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, Fisheries Declaration 2019 and Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019 (Queensland), but not including: specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Migratory Species), or Specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Marine Species), or Specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).	Queensland Commercial Trawl (Fin Fish) 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 31 May 2020.
Specimen that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates taken in the Queensland Line Fishery (Coral) as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1994 (Queensland) and Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019, Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, Fisheries Declaration 2019 and Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019 (Queensland), but not including: specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Migratory Species), or ii. Specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Marine Species), or iii. Specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or iv. specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).		Queensland Line Fishery (Coral)	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully and the specimens are included in the list until 16 October 2020.