Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00137:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00137
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 5077–8213

Schedule 1
Declaration of the harvest operations of the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery as an approved Wildlife Trade Operation, December 2023

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

Relating to the harvesting of fish specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens of species listed under Part 13 and Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), taken in the Victorian Corner Inlet Fishery:

Condition 1:

Operation of the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the management plan for the South Australian Commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery 2013 in force under the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) and the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fisheries) Regulations 2017 (SA), the Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA) and the Fisheries Management (Fish Processor) Regulations 2017 (SA).

Condition 2:

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3:

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended changes to fisheries legislation that may affect the legislative instruments relevant to this approval.

Condition 4:

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia must produce and present reports on the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery, including progress against all Part 13A conditions, to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 13 December annually, with the first annual report due by 13 December 2024 as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition. Annual reports must include details of the performance of any stock rebuilding or ecological risk management strategies.

Condition 5

The South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions must:
  a) By 30 June 2025 implement vessel monitoring systems on all Marine Scalefish Fishery vessels including geofences around sea lion colonies.

  b) By 15 January 2026 implement electronic logbook reporting across the Marine Scalefish Fishery to support reporting of bycatch and discards.

  c) By 30 June 2026, review bycatch and discard reporting measures to determine whether the information collected sufficiently and reliably demonstrates accurate reporting of all catch (including bycatch and discards) and protected species (particularly CITES listed Chondrichthyes) interaction data.

  d) By 30 June 2026, the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions must provide advice to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on the review findings and any measures applied.

Condition 6: