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  COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery, September 2024

I, KATRINA MAGUIRE, Division Head, International Environment, Reef and Ocean Division, 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.

The instrument commences the day after it is registered.

Dated this   18th        day of        September        2024

Katrina Maguire

 

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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

Specimen that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates taken in the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery under the management regime in force under the Queensland Fisheries Act 1994, Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 and Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery developmental fishing permits, but not including:

  1.     specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Migratory Species), or
  2.     specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s list of Marine Species), or
  3.     specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or
  4.     specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).

Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery

  • The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;
  • The specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery.

 

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 Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld), Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 (Qld), and Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 (Qld), but not including:

  1.    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Migratory Species), or
  2.    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia’s List of Marine Species), or
  3.    specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or
  4.    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES List).

Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery  

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

         the specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery.