COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – NSW Estuary Prawn Trawl, NSW Ocean Trawl and NT Demersal fisheries, April 2018

I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Assistant Minister for the Environment and Energy, 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.

All state and territory legislation referred to in Schedule 2 to the instrument is incorporated as in force at the time this instrument commences.

Dated this 1st day of May 2018

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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy

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 in the New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery, but not including: (a) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or (b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).	New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl 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 4 May 2018.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates taken in the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery, but not including: (a) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or (b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).		New South Wales Ocean Trawl 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 4 May 2018.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category), and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Northern Territory Demersal Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Fisheries Regulations 1993 (NT).		Northern Territory Demersal 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 4 May 2018.

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 in the New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery, but not including: (a) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or (b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).	New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl 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 March 2028.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates taken in the New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery, but not including: (a) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or (b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).		New South Wales Ocean Trawl 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 6 July 2018.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates taken in the Northern Territory Demersal Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Fisheries Regulations 1993 (NT), but not including: (a) specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or (b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).		Northern Territory Demersal 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 9 August 2018.