Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00349:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00349
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 6706–9765

Schedule 1

Declaration of the harvest operations of the Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation, November 2023

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)

Relating to the harvesting of fish specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than specimens of species listed under Part 13 and Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), taken in the Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery:

Condition 1
Operation of the Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery must be carried out in accordance with the Offshore Net and Line Fishery Management Framework and Harvest Strategy 2018 in force under the Fisheries Act 1988 (NT) and the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT).

Condition 2
The Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any intended material changes to Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery management arrangements that may affect the assessment against which Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 decisions are made.

Condition 3
The Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade 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 Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade must produce and present reports on the Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, including progress against all Part 13A conditions, to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 June annually, as per Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries – 2nd Edition.

Condition 5
By 1 December 2022 the Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade must ensure that data collection and data validation systems are in place, sufficient to ensure that all necessary fishery data, including retained and discarded catch, and protected species interaction data is accurately reported and available for management of the Offshore Net and Line Fishery.

Condition 6
The Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade must:
    a) By 1 September 2022, develop precautionary, interim ecological risk mitigation strategies for any bycatch or protected species which have been caught or interacted with in numbers greater than those considered in the 2020 Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for the Offshore Net and Line Fishery. These ecological risk mitigation strategies must include, but are not limited to, plans for the Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata), dugong (Dugong dugon), giant manta rays (Mobula birostris) and pygmy devilrays (M. eregoodoo and M. kuhlii). The ecological risk mitigation strategies must also be developed