COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Victorian Eel Fishery, April 2019

 

I, JOHN GIBBS, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity 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   9TH day of   APRIL  2019

 

 

SIGNED

 

….…………………John Gibbs……………………….

 

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 EPBC Act, taken in the Victorian Eel Fishery, as defined in the management regime made under the Victorian Fisheries Act 1995 and Fisheries Regulations 2009.

Victorian Eel Fishery

  • the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;
  • the specimens are included in the list until 17 April 2019.

 

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 Victorian Eel Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1995 (Vic) and Fisheries Regulations 2009 (Vic), 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).

Victorian Eel Fishery

  • the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;
  • the specimens are included in the list until 13 April 2024.