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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

DECLARATION OF A WILDLIFE TRADE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL HARVEST OF KANGAROOS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2025-2029

I, Belinda Jago, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, declare under subsection 303FO(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, that the South Australian Commercial Kangaroo Management Plan 2025-2029 (Department for Environment and Water, 5 December 2024) is an approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the purposes of section 303FO of the EPBC Act.

Unless amended or revoked, this declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under section 303FT:

     1.       The commercial harvest of kangaroos in South Australia must be undertaken in accordance with the South Australian Commercial Kangaroo Management Plan 2025-2029 (Department for Environment and Water, 5 December 2024) (Plan).

     1.       The Annual Report detailed in Action 26 and Performance Indicator 26.1 of the Plan must be submitted to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 April each year. The annual report must cover the previous calendar year.

     1.       The Annual commercial harvest Quota Report detailed in Action 15 and Performance Indicator 15.1 of the Plan must be submitted to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 20 December each year.

     1.       This declaration is valid until 30 November 2029.

Dated this 17th day of December 2024

Belinda Jago
……………………………………….

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

Under section 266 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (ART Act), decision-makers must give notice of a decision and review rights to any person affected by the decision (section 266 of the ART Act). In giving the notice, decision-makers must have regard to the Administrative Review Tribunal Rules 2024 (section 267 of the ART Act).

A person whose interests are affected by this decision may, within 28 days, apply in writing to the Department of the Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water, for the statement of reasons for the decision (section 268 of the ART Act).

If they are not satisfied with the decision, or the statement of reasons, an application for independent merits review of the decision (under section 303GJ(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), on payment of the relevant fee (currently $1,121 or reduced fee where applicable due to financial hardship) by the applicant.

This can take place either within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this declaration, if reasons for the decision are not sought. Applications should be made directly to the ART. Please