COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED SMALL-SCALE WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION – TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION (SMALL-SCALE) FOR THE HARVEST OF VARIOUS NATIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM TASMANIA 2025-2028
I, Sam Hush, Branch Head, Wildlife Trade and Regulatory Capability Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water am satisfied that the operation conducted by TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS to harvest various native plant species from Tasmania for export, is a small-scale Wildlife Trade Operation, as defined by regulation 9A.20(2) under subsection 303FN(10)(b).
I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS is an approved
small-scale Wildlife Trade Operation.
This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under section 303FT:
- The operation is to be undertaken in accordance with the TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS Wildlife Trade Operation – Harvest of Various Native Plant Species from Tasmania proposal, dated 26 February 2025.
- Harvest for commercial export is restricted to the species listed in Table 1. Approved species and annual harvest quotas.
- Annual harvest levels must not exceed the maximum quantities set out for each species in Table 1. Approved species and annual harvest quotas.
Table 1. Approved species and annual harvest quotas
Species | Common Name | Annual Harvest Quota |
Banksia marginata | Honeysuckle banksia | 75,000 stems |
Gahnia grandis | Cutting grass | 75,000 stems |
Blechnum nudum | Fishbone water-fern | 150,000 fronds |
Dicksonia antarctica | Soft tree fern | 150,000 fronds |
Gleichenia dicarpa | Wiry coral-fern | 150,000 fronds |
Gleichenia microphylla | Coral-fern | 150,000 fronds |
Lomatia tinctoria | Guitar plant | 150,000 stems |
Nothofagus cunninghamii | Myrtle beech | 75,000 stems |
Polystichum proliferum | Mother shield-fern | 90,000 fronds |
Xanthorrhoea australis | Grass tree | 6,300,000 fronds |
Tasmannia lanceolata | Mountain pepper bush | 75,000 stems |
Tasmannia lanceolata | Mountain pepper bush | 1,500 kilograms (kg) fruit |
- Harvest for commercial export on private land must occur with property owner consent. Copies of written consent must be sent to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (wta@dcceew.gov.au) within 14 days of receipt.
- All activities covered by this approval must be carried out in accordance with the necessary permits and/or approvals as required under state and Commonwealth law. Copies of valid permits and/or approvals must be sent to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (wta@dcceew.gov.au) within 14 days of receipt.
- TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS must send a copy of their current Sustainable Timber Tasmania Contract of Sale (Sales Agreement) to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (wta@dcceew.gov.au) within 14 days of execution.
- Harvesters must adhere to current biosecurity standards set by the Tasmanian Government in relation to plant disease and pests.
- TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS must submit an annual report to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 30 August each year. The report must include:
- the number of specimens harvested from each species
- the harvest methodology used for each species
- the location of harvest as latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020)
- the date of harvest at each location
- a description of any environmental and/or population monitoring and management undertaken at sites where harvest for commercial export has occurred, including:
- the monitoring methodology used
- the location and date of the monitoring
- the results of any monitoring undertaken
- any changes made to harvesting approach in response to observed population declines.
- the number of specimens from each species exported overseas and their overseas destination
- the number of specimens from each species retained by TAS. NATIVE FLORA & FILLERS as stock on hand.
- This declaration is valid for 3 years from the day after its registration on the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL).
Dated this 1st day of December 2025
Sam Hush
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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
Under section 266 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (ART Act), decision-makers must give notice of a decision and review rights to any person affected by the decision (section 266 of the ART Act). In giving the notice, decision-makers must have regard to the Administrative Review Tribunal Rules 2024 (section 267 of the ART Act).
A person whose interests are affected by this decision may, within 28 days, apply in writing to the Department of the Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water, for the statement of reasons for the decision (section 268 of the ART Act).
If they are not satisfied with the decision, or the statement of reasons, an application for independent merits review of the decision (under section 303GJ(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), on payment of the relevant fee (currently $1,121 or reduced fee where applicable due to financial hardship) by the applicant.
This can take place either within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this declaration, if reasons for the decision are not sought. Applications should be made directly to the ART. Please visit the ART’s website at https://www.art.gov.au/ for further information. You can provide feedback or make a complaint about the general services ART staff provide relating to your case through the enquiry form provided on the ART website linked above.
You may make an application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to access documents relevant to this decision. For further information, please visit https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/reporting/freedom-of-information.
Further enquiries should be directed to: Director of Wildlife Trade Assessments, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Telephone: (Australia) 1800 075 065 or (international) +61 5156 5063 Email: wta@dcceew.gov.au.