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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

DECLARATION OF AN
APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION (EXISTING STOCKS) FOR
HINTERNOOSA HATCHERY LUNGFISH, QUEENSLAND, MAY 2021

I, LAURA TIMMINS, Senior Director, Wildlife Trade Office, as delegate for the Minister for the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:

    (a) having considered public comments as required by section 303FR

    (b) being satisfied as to those matters for a wildlife trade operation set out in sub-sections 303FN(3), (4) and (5)

declare that Hinternoosa Hatchery is an approved wildlife trade operation (existing stocks) as defined by subsection 303FN(10)(f) and Regulation 9A.20(5) for Neoceratodus forsteri (Australian Lungfish) from the date of registration on the Federal Register of Legislation
until 23 April 2024.

This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under S303FT:

     1. Hinternoosa Hatchery must undertake the wildlife trade operation in accordance with the management regime as described in the application submitted to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on 11 March 2021.

     2. Hinternoosa Hatchery must inform the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment of any intended material changes to the management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

     3. The broodstock and all their progeny must be kept in a closed controlled environment in accordance with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Aquaculture Development Approvals 2012BI0453 (31 May 2012) and EPPR01436313 (12/8/2013).

     4. All specimens of Australian lungfish exported under this wildlife trade operation must be fish that are at least first generation, produced from the broodstock collected under a Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries General Fisheries permit or subsequent progeny of those broodstock.

     5. All specimens of Australian lungfish exported under this wildlife trade operation must be fitted with an internal passive integrated transponder tag - PIT tag (or an alternative marking technology system approved by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment). The passive integrated transponder tag (or approved alternative) numbers for all specimens of Australian lungfish exported, must be provided to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in the annual report (refer to condition 6 of this declaration).

     6. Hinternoosa Hatchery must provide an annual report to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment by 31 April each year. The annual report must include

        production numbers, specimens sold, specimens exported and those retained onsite at Hinternoosa's approved aquaculture facility as per the section entitled 'Reporting' in the proposal document.
        The report must include for each Australian lungfish exported their PIT tag (or alternative marking system approved by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment) numbers and their size (length and weight).

Dated