Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00524:schedule:1
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Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2968–5522

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, November 2023

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)
Relating to the harvesting of 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 Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery:

Condition 1
Operation of the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Western Trawl Fisheries Statement of Management Arrangements 2012 made under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Cth) and the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 (Cth).

Condition 2
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority 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 Australian Fisheries Management Authority must produce and present reports on the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by September annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

By 1 July 2024, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must implement measures to ensure there is an appropriate and consistent level of observer coverage in the Commonwealth North-West Slope Trawl Fishery and the Commonwealth Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery. These measures should account for the varying levels of effort undertaken in the two fisheries and at a minimum require at least one observer trip per season for any vessel operating in the fisheries to maintain confidence in the logbook data.