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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION – COMMONWEALTH TORRES STRAIT BÊCHE-DE-MER FISHERY, JANUARY, 2025

I, Matt Flood, A/g Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, have considered in accordance with section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the existing wildlife trade operation established for the Torres Strait Beche-de-Mer Fishery, public comments on the proposal to declare a new wildlife trade operation as required under section 303FR, and advice on the ecological sustainability of the operation. I am satisfied on those matters specified in section 303FN of the EPBC Act. I hereby declare the operations for the harvesting of specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, taken in the Commonwealth Torres Strait Bêche-de-mer Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 (Cth), Torres Strait Fisheries Regulations 1985 (Cth), Torres Strait Fisheries (Bêche-de-mer) Management Instrument 2022, Torres Strait Bêche-de-mer Fishery Harvest Strategy, but not including:

   1.     specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia's List of Migratory Species), or

   2.    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 248 of the EPBC Act (Australia's List of Marine Species), or

   3.     specimens that belong to eligible listed threatened species, as defined under section 303BC of the EPBC Act, or

   4.    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia's CITES List), except for black teatfish (Holothuria whitmaei), white teatfish (H. fuscogilva), prickly redfish (Thelenota ananas) and amberfish (T. anax),

to be an approved wildlife trade operation, in accordance with subsection 303FN(2) and paragraph 303FN(10)(d), for the purposes of the EPBC Act.

Unless amended or revoked, this declaration:

 1.               is valid until 30 November 2026 and;

 2.              is subject to the conditions applied under section 303FT specified in Schedule 1.

Dated this 7th day of January 2025

MATT FLOOD
………….…….…………………………………
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

Notes:

     1.         Under the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, a person whose interests are affected by this decision may apply for a statement of reasons and for independent review of the decision. An application for a statement of reasons may be made in writing to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water within 28 days of the date of the declaration. An application for independent review may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee within 28 days of the date of the declaration, or if reasons are sought, within 28 days of receipt of reasons. Further information may