COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION

1. I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment: 

(a)          having considered the comments that were given in response to an invitation under section 303FR(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act); and

(b)          being satisfied as to the matters set out in section 303FN of the EPBC Act,

declare that the Management Plan for the Export of Kangaroo Skins Derived from those Kangaroos Processed during the two-year Trial (the plan), is an approved wildlife trade operation for the purposes of section 303FN of the EPBC Act.

2. The Plan is only subject to the declaration in paragraph 1:

(a)          until 12 months after the expiry of the Victorian Pet Food Trial (31 March 2017);

(b)          to the extent that the Plan relates to specimens from the following species:

(i)             Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

(ii)           Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

(c)           if the harvest referred to in the Plan is carried out in accordance with the Plan; and

(d)          if kangaroo skins acquired before gazettal of the Wildlife Trade Operation are not used for export under the Plan.

3. An annual report must be submitted to Wildlife Trade Assessments, Department of the Environment by 31 March each year. The Annual Report must detail the number of tags issued and returned under each Authority to Control Wildlife permit, the number of skins processed and exported and provide a declaration that all kangaroos have been taken in compliance with the National Code for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies for Commercial Purposes.

Dated this 24th day of March, 2015

Greg Hunt

Minister for the Environment