Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00476:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00476
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2831–5630

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Torres Strait Finfish 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 Torres Strait Finfish Fishery:

Condition 1
Operation of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery must be carried out in accordance with Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan 2013 in force under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and the Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985.

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 Torres Strait Finfish Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) 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 Torres Strait Finfish 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
  A)    By 30 June 2024, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must implement mandatory bycatch reporting for the sunset sector of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery. This must include the mandatory reporting of all non-retained species, undersized target or byproduct species, and any shark depredation incidents.
  B)     By 30 June 2026, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must review reporting measures in the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery to ensure the accuracy of bycatch, discard and protected species interaction data. This review must incorporate evidence taken from independent data validation methods.
  A final report detailing the review's findings and any management responses must be provided to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by this date.

Condition 6
By 30 June 2026, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority must implement species-specific coral trout reporting in the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery and ensure this data is considered in any future stock assessments and the determination of total allowable catches in the fishery.