Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00352:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N00352
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 2909–5530

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Queensland Ocean Beach Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, April 2024

Condition 1

The operation of the Queensland Ocean Beach Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Fisheries Act 1994 (Queensland) and Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019, Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, Fisheries Declaration 2019, and Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019 (Queensland).

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 Ocean Beach 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 Ocean Beach 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.

Condition 5

By 30 September 2024, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must provide a report to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, which includes all available data on discarded catch from the Ocean Beach Fishery and any information on the post release survival of discarded catch.

Condition 6

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must ensure that any retained or discarded catch of CITES-listed species in the Queensland Ocean Beach Fishery is recorded and reported to a species level wherever possible, and that this catch data is included in annual reports to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as required by Condition 4.

Condition 7

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries must continue efforts to work with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries to ensure shared stocks of sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) and tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) remain sustainable.

An update on collaborative management efforts is to be included in annual reports due to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water as part of the Condition 4.