Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Western Australian Octopus Fisheries, Western Australian Sea Cucumber Fishery, Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery and the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery, July 2017 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Western Australian Octopus Fisheries, Western Australian Sea Cucumber Fishery, Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery and the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery, July 2017

I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy, pursuant to subsection303DC(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 restrictions or conditions as set out in  Schedule 1, and by including in the list specimens and associated restrictions or conditions as set out in Schedule 2.

Dated this         1st              day of           August               2017

..…….…………………Paul Murphy………………………………

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy

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, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the Developmental Octopus Fishery, as defined in the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995,	Western Australian Octopus Fisheries	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, the specimens are included in the list until 27 October 2017.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the Act, taken in the Western Australian Bech-de-mer Fishery,	Western Australian Bech-de-mer Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 4 August 2017.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery.	Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; The specimens are included in the list until 4 August 2017.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery as defined in the Western Australian Department of Fisheries Exemption Number 2215 relating to the South Coast Trawl Fishery made under the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and the Western Australian Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995.	Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 27 October 2017.

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, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Western Australian Octopus Fisheries,	Western Australian Octopus Fisheries	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 30 May 2025.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Western Australian Sea Cucumber Fishery,	Western Australian Sea Cucumber (formerly Bech-de-mer) Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 30 May 2025.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery.	Western Australian South Coast Crustacean Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, 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.
Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia’s CITES list), taken in the Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery.	Western Australian South Coast Trawl Fishery	The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, The specimens are included in the list until 30 May 2025.