COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

 

Amendment to List of CITES Species

 

 

 

I, Kerry Smith, Assistant Secretary for the Wildlife Branch of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(a), (b) and (c) of Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby amend the list of CITES species established under Subsection 303CA(1) of Part 13A of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.

 

The amendments to Appendix III, correction of spelling errors and addition of synonyms will take effect on the date of publication in the Gazette.

 

 

Dated this 10th  day of  January 2007

 

 

 

 

Kerry Smith

 

Assistant Secretary

Wildlife Branch

Department of the Environment and Heritage

 

 

Notes:

 

CITES means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.

 


Add to Appendix III - Fauna

Taxon

Common Name

Appendix

Notation

First Listed

Macroclemys temminckii

Alligator snapping turtle

III

Only populations of the United States of America are subject to the Convention.

14 Jun 06

Graptemys spp.

Map turtles

III

Only populations of the United States of America are subject to the Convention.

14 Jun 06

 

Remove from Appendix III - Fauna

Taxon

Common Name

Appendix

Notation

First Listed

Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese softshell turtle

III

Only populations of the People’s Republic of China are subject to the Convention.

17 Feb 05

 

Amend spelling errors

Spelling in DEH Gazettal

Revised spelling

Appendix

Grus cnadensis pulla

Grus canadensis pulla

I

Ninox novaeseelandiae undulate

Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata

I

Lontra feline

Lontra felina

I

Geochelone radiate

Geochelone radiata

I

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculums

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum

I

Palaeosuchus palpebrosus

Paleosuchus palpebrosus

II

Aonyx concigus

Aonyx congicus

II

Vidua chalybeate

Vidua chalybeata

II

    

Add synonyms and common names

Taxon

Common Name

Appendix

Notation

First Listed

Saussurea costus (also referenced as Saussurea

Lappa; includes synonyms Aplotaxis lappa and Aucklandia costus)

Costus, Kuth Root,

Aucklandia, Kushta, Kust, Mu Xiang, Patchak, Quang Mu Xiang,

 

I

 

 

1 Jul 75