COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE MANAGEMENT PLAN -
MANAGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL HARVESTING OF FLORA
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2023-2028
I, Belinda Jago, Branch Head, Oceans and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water declare under subsection 303FO(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, that the Management of Commercial Harvesting of Flora in Western Australia 2023-2028 plan, prepared by the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservations and Attractions, is an approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the purposes of section 303FO of the EPBC Act.
Unless amended or revoked, this declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under section S303FT:
- The commercial harvest for export of endemic and non-endemic flora in Western Australia must be undertaken in accordance with the Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the Management of Commercial Harvesting of Flora in Western Australia 2023 –2028.
Flora species authorised for commercial harvest are contained in the Export Flora List (Appendix A).
2. The Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions must have written approval from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to add species to the Export Flora List.
3. The Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions must supply an updated Export Flora List to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water within 48 hours of a species addition or removal.
4. This declaration is valid for five years from the date after its registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.
5. The Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions must submit an annual report to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 1 May each year, covering the harvest of endemic Western Australian flora in the previous year.
The annual report must include details of:
1) The number of licences granted to support commercial harvesting, by licence type and as a yearly comparison.
2) A summary of harvesting, by species, including:
a) harvest locations
b) harvest type (artificially propagated or wild harvested)
c) harvest quantity and flora parts taken.
3) A summary of compliance management and enforcement activities, including:
a) the number of inspections conducted at flora dealer premises
b) the number of field inspections conducted
c) the number and type of potential offences detected and investigated
d) any enforcement action taken.
4) A summary of completed environmental monitoring and adaptive management measures implemented to address identified sustainability risks.
6. The Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions must provide the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with the published results of all research it has undertaken in relation to the commercial harvesting of endemic Western Australian flora.
Dated this 21 day of June 2023
Belinda Jago
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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
A person whose interests are affected by this declaration may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent review of the decision (under section 303GJ(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), on payment of the relevant fee (currently $1,826 or reduced fee where applicable due to financial hardship) by the applicant, 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 to the Deputy Registrar, AAT in your Capital City. Please visit the AAT’s website at Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Administrative Appeals Tribunal (aat.gov.au) for further information.
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 the Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by email: wta@dcceew.gov.au or telephone: 1800 075 065.
Appendix A
Export Flora List
Flora species that may be harvested from natural stands only where a specific authority (and any standard licence conditions) is attached to the licence
Banksia grandis | Bull banksia |
Banksia hookeriana | Hooker’s banksia |
Banksia ilicifolia | Holly-leaved banksia |
Boronia megastigma | Scented boronia, brown boronia |
Species that may be harvested from natural stands, subject to standard licence conditions
Acacia pentadenia | Karri wattle |
Adansonia gregorii | Boab |
Adenanthos cuneatus | Coastal jugflower |
Adenanthos cygnorum subsp. cygnorum | Common woollybush |
Adenanthos obovatus | Basket flower |
Agonis flexuosa | Peppermint |
Allocasuarina decussata | Karri she-oak |
Allocasuarina humilis | Dwarf sheoak |
Anigozanthos flavidus | Tall kangaroo paw |
Anigozanthos manglesii | Mangles kangaroo paw, red & green kangaroo paw |
Anigozanthos pulcherrimus | Yellow kangaroo paw |
Anigozanthos rufus | Red kangaroo paw |
Babingtonia grandiflora | Large-flowered babingtonia |
Banksia attenuata | Slender banksia |
Banksia candolleana | Propeller banksia |
Banksia gardneri | Prostrate banksia |
Banksia menziesii | Firewood banksia, Menzies banksia |
Banksia prionotes | Acorn banksia |
Banksia repens | Creeping banksia |
Banksia sceptrum | Sceptre banksia |
Banksia speciosa | Showy banksia |
Beaufortia decussata | Gravel bottlebrush, decussata |
Beaufortia sparsa | Swamp bottlebrush, sparsa |
Beaufortia squarrosa | Sand bottlebrush |
Bossiaea aquifolium | Water bush |
Calothamnus quadrifidus | One-sided bottlebrush |
Calytrix flavescens | Summer starflower |
Calytrix fraseri | Pink summer calytrix |
Caustis dioica | Chinese puzzle |
Cephalipterum drummondii | Pompom head |
Chaetanthus aristatus |
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Conospermum amoenum | Blue smokebush |
Conospermum crassinervium | Summer/tassel smokebush |
Conospermum incurvum | Plume smokebush |
Conospermum stoechadis | Common smokebush |
Conospermum triplinervium | Tree smokebush |
Corymbia calophylla | Marri, honky nuts, red gumnuts |
Dasypogon bromeliifolius | Pineapple bush, drumsticks |
Daviesia cordata | Bookleaf |
Eucalyptus forrestiana | Fuschia gum |
Eucalyptus gomphocephala | Tuart |
Eucalyptus lehmannii | Bushy yate |
Eucalyptus marginata subsp. marginata | Jarrah |
Eucalyptus marginata subsp. thalassica | Blue-leaved jarrah |
Eucalyptus patens | Swan River blackbutt |
Eucalyptus preissiana subsp. preissiana | Bell-fruited mallee |
Eucalyptus pyriformis | Pear-fruited mallee |
Eucalyptus rudis | Flooded gum |
Eucalyptus x tetragona |
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Evandra aristata |
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Grevillea diversifolia | Variable-leaved grevillea |
Grevillea endlicheriana | Spindly grevillea |
Hakea cucullata | Hood leaved hakea, scallops |
Hakea lasiantha | Woolly flowered hakea |
Hakea laurina | Pincushion hakea |
Hakea pandanicarpa | Pandanus hakea |
Hypocalymma angustifolium | White myrtle |
Hypocalymma robustum | Swan River myrtle |
Johnsonia lupulina | Hooded lily |
Juncus caespiticius | Grassy rush |
Juncus holoschoenus | Jointleaf rush |
Juncus pallidus | Pale rush |
Kingia australis | Kingia |
Kunzea ericifolia | Spearwood |
Lachnostachys eriobotrya | Lambswool, sago bush |
Lachnostachys verbascifolia | Lambs tails |
Lawrencia helmsii | Dunna dunna, long fingers |
Lechenaultia biloba | Blue leschenaultia |
Lepidosperma effusum | Spreading sword-sedge |
Lepidosperma gladiatum | Coast sword-sedge |
Leucopogon parviflorus | Coast beard-heath |
Leucopogon polymorphus |
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Leucopogon pulchellus | Beard-heath |
Leucopogon verticillatus | Tassel flower |
Lomandra hastilis | Mat rush |
Lysinema ciliatum | Curry and rice |
Macrozamia riedlei | Zamia |
Melaleuca megacephala |
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Melaleuca rhaphiophylla | Swamp paperbark |
Olearia axillaris | Coastal daisybush |
Pericalymma ellipticum | Swamp teatree |
Persoonia longifolia | Snottygobble |
Philotheca spicata | Pepper and salt |
Pimelea suaveolens | Scented banjine |
Pithocarpa cordata | Tangle daisy, seacrest |
Podocarpus drouynianus | Wild plum |
Pteridium esculentum | Bracken fern |
Ptilotus calostachyus | Weeping mulla mulla |
Ptilotus exaltatus | Tall mulla mulla |
Ptilotus manglesii | Pom poms |
Ptilotus obovatus | Cotton bush |
Ptilotus rotundifolius | Royal mulla mulla |
Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea | Pink everlasting |
Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. splendida |
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Rhodanthe floribunda |
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Rhodanthe manglesii |
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Scholtzia capitata | Pom-pom scholtzia |
Scholtzia involucrata | Spiked scholtzia |
Stirlingia latifolia | Blueboy |
Taxandria fragrans | Coarse tea tree |
Taxandria juniperina | Watti |
Taxandria linearifolia | Swamp peppermint |
Taxandria parviceps | Fine tea tree |
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
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Trymalium venustum | Karri hazel |
Typha domingensis | Bullrush |
Verticordia densiflora | Compacted featherflower |
Verticordia drummondii | Drummond's featherflower |
Verticordia grandis | Scarlet featherflower |
Verticordia nitens | Morrison featherflower, yellow or Christmas Morrison |
Verticordia picta | Painted featherflower |
Verticordia plumosa | Plumed featherflower |
Verticordia serrata var. ciliata |
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Verticordia serrata var. serrata |
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Waitzia acuminata | Orange immortelle |
Waitzia suaveolens | Fragrant waitzia |
Xanthorrhoea preissii | Grass tree, balga |
Xanthorrhoea thorntonii | Grass tree |
Xerochrysum macranthum | White strawflower |
Xylomelum angustifolium | Sandplain woody pear |
Xylomelum occidentale | Woody pear |
Species that may be harvested from natural stands, but only on private property
Acacia merinthophora | Zig-zag wattle |
Andersonia caerulea | Foxtails |
Banksia baxteri | Baxter’s banksia |
Banksia burdettii | Burdett’s banksia |
Banksia coccinea | Albany/scarlet banksia |
Banksia formosa | Showy dryandra |
Banksia hewardiana |
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Banksia victoriae | Woolly orange banksia |
Boronia molloyae | Tall boronia |
Chamelaucium megalopetalum | Large waxflower |
Chamelaucium uncinatum | Geraldton wax |
Conospermum teretifolium | Spider smokebush |
Geleznowia verrucosa | Yellow bells |
Grevillea leucopteris | White plume grevillea |
Hakea victoria | Royal hakea |
Melaleuca nesophila | Mindiyed |
Micromyrtus flava | Golden cascades |
Physopsis spicata | Hill River lambstail |
Scholtzia oligandra | Pink scholtzia |
Verticordia eriocephala | Common cauliflower |
Verticordia monadelpha var. monadelpha | Pink woolly featherflower |
Verticordia nobilis |
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Verticordia roei subsp. roei | Roe's featherflower |
Flora species that may be harvested from cultivated (artificially propagated) plants
All flora native to Western Australia, except for CITES I species, or species listed as threatened species under the EPBC Act, or species listed as specially protected or threatened species under the BC Act, or species that are identified as priority species by DBCA.
Plant species that may be harvested or sold without a licence
All Australian native species that are not native to Western Australia, except for CITES I species or threatened species listed under the EPBC Act.