Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Fluyt Native Australian Ants

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, as Delegate of the
Minister for the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999, am satisfied that an operation to harvest and export Australian native
ants by Mr Brendon Cameron of the company Fluyt, is a small-scale operation as defined by Regulation 9A.20 under subsection 303FN(10).  I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that
Fluyt is an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation.

This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under S303FT:

1. The operation is undertaken in accordance with the proposal submitted by Fluyt and
   revised and lodged on 19 October 2016.
2. Only specimens from species that have been named and described in a scientific
   publication can be exported.
3. Initially only specimens from the list of species approved under the Wildlife Trade Operation are eligible for export permit application. Additional species and families
   may only be exported with the prior approval of the Department of the Environment
   and Energy.
4. Accurate records must be maintained and kept up-to-date and include all information necessary for the reporting outlined in condition 5. If requested, records will be made available to the Department of the Environment and Energy.
5. An annual report is to be provided to the Department of the Environment and Energy,
   as per Section 8 of the proposal.
6. If requested by the Department of the Environment and Energy, Fluyt will provide
   reports at other times of the year on a timely basis.
7. This declaration is valid for three years from the date of registration on the Federal
   Register of Legislation.

Dated this  5th   day  of  December  2016

Paul Murphy

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy
 

A person whose interests are affected by this declaration may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to
the Department of the Environment and Energy 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 $884 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 the Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section, Department of the Environment and Energy, Email: wta@environment.gov.au, Telephone: (02) 6274 1900 (options 2).