COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Tasmanian Richey Fishing Company - Australian salmon, April 2024

I, BELINDA JAGO, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, 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 notations specified in Schedule 1, and by including in the list specimens and associated notations as set out in Schedule 2.

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

This instrument commences on 19 April 2024.

Dated this 15th day of April 2024

Belinda Jago

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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

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 taken by the Tasmanian Richey Fishing Company – Australian Salmon in the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Tasmanian Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and Tasmanian Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015, but not including:  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).	Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery	the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; the specimens are included in the list until 19 April 2024.

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 taken by the Tasmanian Richey Fishing Company – Australian salmon in the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery in force under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (Tas) and the Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 (Tas) but not including:

(a) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Migratory Species), or

(b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Marine Species), or

(d) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).

Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery

 the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;

 the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended changes to fisheries legislation that may affect the legislative instruments relevant to this approval;

 the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Tasmanian Scalefish Fishery management arrangements that may affect this approval;

 the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania must provide the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with an annual report by August each year detailing any changes in the fishery; and

 the specimens are included in the list until 19 April 2029.