Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00857:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00857
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2924–5621

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, September 2024

Condition 1:

Operation of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery must be carried out in accordance the Fisheries Act 1994 (Qld), Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019 (Qld) and the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 (Qld).

Condition 2:

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3:

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries 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 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must produce and present reports on the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 September, annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition. The first report is due by 30 September 2025.

Condition 5:

By 30 September each year, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must provide to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water reports from the ongoing independent data collection for bycatch and interactions with protected species (onboard observers and electronic monitoring). The first report is due by 30 September 2025.

These reports must demonstrate the independence of independent data collection, monitoring and validation activities.

Condition 6:

     1.        The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must review the current Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery ecological risk assessment, the available data and the need to undertake additional assessment. The outcomes of this review must be included in the first annual report, due by 30 September 2025.

     2.        If the review determines that further assessment is required, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must complete and publish an ecological risk assessment for the Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery by 15 March 2027.