Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00586:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00586
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2786–4727

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Tasmania Marine Plant Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, December 2023

Condition 1

Operation of the Tasmanian Marine Plant Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the management regime under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (Tas) and Fisheries (Marine Plant) Rules 2017 (Tas).

Condition 2

The Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Tasmanian Marine Plant Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment 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 Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment must produce and present annual reports on the Tasmanian Marine Plant Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 31 December each year, with the first report due by 31 December 2024. These reports must be consistent with Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

The Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment must review harvest levels for each authorised harvest location each year, and if any significant change in harvest levels or harvest rate is detected, investigate the cause of the change, and if necessary, implement measures to ensure the ecological function of the beach-cast wrack is not jeopardised.

Outcomes of the review must be presented in annual reports each year, commencing in 2024.