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 (the EPBC Act), am satisfied that an operation to enable the export of avian blood samples by MDS Australia Pty Ltd of New South Wales, is a small-scale operation as defined by regulation 9A.20 under subsection 303FN(10). I declare under section 303FN(2) that MDS Australia Pty Ltd is an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation.
This declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under S303FT:
- The operation is undertaken in accordance with the proposal submitted by MDS Australia Pty Ltd;
- The export is limited to blood samples and excludes specimens from any species listed as threatened under the EPBC Act or included on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and
- This declaration is valid for a period of three years, commencing on 26 September 2013 and expiring on 25 September 2016.
Dated this 20th day of September 2013
Paul Murphy
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment
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Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person or persons whose interests are affected by this declaration may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts, for the reasons for the decision. An application for independent review of the decision may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, on payment of the relevant fee, by or on behalf of the person or persons whose interests are affected, 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. Further information may be obtained from:
Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6274 2880 Facsimile: (02) 6274 1921