COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN
APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION
I, Paul Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, am satisfied that an operation conducted by M & K Cole Ferns to salvage-harvest Dicksonia antarctica specimens, is a small-scale operation as defined by regulation 9A.20 under subsection 303FN(10). I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that M & K Cole Ferns is an approved wildlife trade operation.
This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under S303FT:
- The operation is to be undertaken in accordance with the proposal submitted on
30 March 2015.
2. Harvest is restricted to Dicksonia antarctica (Soft Tree-ferns).
3. All activities covered by this approval must be carried out in accordance with the necessary permits and approvals as required under state and Commonwealth laws.
4. The maximum number of Dicksonia antarctica individual tree-ferns which may be harvested is limited to the number specified on the permits issued by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and Environment. Annual harvests must not exceed 35000 individuals. Copies of state permits must be provided to the Australian Government Department of the Environment, within 14 days of receipt.
5. M & K Cole Ferns must submit annual reports by 31 January to the Australian Government Department of the Environment. The annual reports should include the total number of tree-ferns harvested and the total number of tree-ferns exported by M & K Cole Ferns.
6. This declaration is valid for three years from the date of gazettal.
Dated this ... 28th .......... day of ...... May ................... 2015
........................... Paul Murphy...........................................
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), on payment of the relevant fee (currently $861 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 http://www.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 http://www.environment.gov.au/foi/index.html.
Further enquiries should be directed to: Director of Wildlife Trade Assessments, Department of the Environment, Telephone: (02) 6274 2880 Email: wta@environment.gov.au