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
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| 1 Jul 75 |