Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00537:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023N00537
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 3639–5836

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, November 2023

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 Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery:

Condition 1:

Operation of the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 in force 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 Southern Bluefin Tuna 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 Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 August 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 require that all catch of CITES listed species (including discards where possible) taken in the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is recorded to a species level and that these catches are reported to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as part of the annual reporting requirement referred to in Condition 4.