Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00738:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00738
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 2958–6135

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, August 2024

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 Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery:

Condition 1

Operation of the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the management arrangements specified in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA), Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA), and the Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery Management Plan 1997.

Condition 2

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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 Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must produce and provide reports on the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by December annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must:

  a)    by 1 December 2025, develop and implement independent monitoring and data validation that is representative of the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery. The information collected must be sufficient to reliably demonstrate the accuracy of endangered, threatened and protected species interaction data collected via logbooks.

  b)   by 1 February 2027, report outcomes of Condition 5a to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, which includes a summary of the level of coverage across the fishery, protected species interactions and validation of logbooks with independent data.

  c)    by 1 February 2027, develop and implement an expanded independent monitoring program framework that is representative of the Western Australian Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery and will capture information on catch composition (including bycatch) and validate the accuracy of reported catch.

Condition 6

The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must ensure the Pilbara Fish Trawl