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Declaration under s 209 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 – List of Migratory Species (13/07/2000)
made under section 209 of the

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

                      Compilation No. 16

                Compilation date: 21/09/2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01190

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Declaration under s 209 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 – List of Migratory Species (13/07/2000) that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21/09/2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Mammals.......................................1

Birds..........................................2

Reptiles........................................6

Fish...........................................6

Insects.........................................7

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes....................8

Endnote 2 – Abbreviation key.....................9

Endnote 3 – Legislation history....................10

Endnote 4 Amendment history....................13

Commonwealth of Australia

Declaration under s209 of the

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

I, ROBERT MURRAY HILL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, in pursuance of s209 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby declare that a list of migratory species to that Act shall be deemed to be established by inclusion of the following migratory species:

Mammals

Balaena glacialis australis
Balaenoptera bonaerensis                                                                                                                                                 Antarctic Minke Whale
Balaenoptera borealis                                                                                                                                                    Sei Whale
Balaenoptera edeni                                                                                                                                                       Bryde's whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera physalus                                                                                                                                                    Fin Whale
Balaenoptera omurai
Caperea marginata                                                                                                                                                        Pygmy Right Whale
Dugong dugon
Lagenodelphis hosei (Southeast Asian populations)
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Megaptera novaeangliae
Orcaella heinsohni
    Note: The Orcaella heinsohni (the Australian Snubfin Dolphin) was previously included as part of the listing for the Orcaella brevirostris