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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery, January 2024

I, BELINDA JAGO, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1)(a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), hereby amend the list of exempt native specimens established under section 303DB of the EPBC Act by deleting from the list specimens and any associated notations specified in Schedule 1, and by including in the list specimens and associated notations as set out in Schedule 2.

This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003.

The instrument commences the day after it is registered.

Dated this  22nd  day of  January  2024

SIGNED
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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

SCHEDULE 1

Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals delete from the list the following items and any associated notations:
Taxon/Item                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Common Name                                                Notation
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994; Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (FRMR); FRMA Section 43 Order, but not including:  Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery          the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and
  (a)    specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 209 of the EPBC Act (Australia's List of Migratory Species), or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the specimens are covered by the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act in relation to the fishery.

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

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

  (d)   specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia's CITES List).

SCHEDULE 2

Under the heading Freshwater and Marine Animals include in the list the following items and associated notations:
Taxon/Item                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Common Name                                                Notation
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery as defined in the management regime in force under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA) (FRMA), Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA), and FRMA Section 43 Order, but not including:  Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Managed Fishery             the specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 the Western Australian Department of Primary