Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:clause:1_303ed
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 303ED
Character Range: 776540–777573

303ED  Amendment of list on the Minister's own initiative
 (1) The Minister may formulate a proposal for the list referred to in section 303EB to be amended by including an item.
 (2) Unless subsection (3) applies, the Minister must:
 (a) cause to be conducted an assessment of the potential impacts on the environment of the proposed amendment; and
 (b) cause to be prepared a report on those impacts.
The report must be prepared in accordance with section 303EF and be given to the Minister.
 (3) This subsection applies if:
 (a) Biosecurity Australia has prepared a report (whether before or after the amendment was proposed) on the potential impacts on the environment if the specimen were to be imported; and
 (b) the report is of a type specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (c) the report is given to the Minister; and
 (d) the Minister determines that subsection (2) does not apply to the proposed amendment.
 (4) A determination made under paragraph (3)(d) is not a legislative instrument.