Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION –NORTH WEST SLOPE TRAWL FISHERY AND WESTERN DEEPWATER TRAWL FISHERY, JUNE 2022
I, ADAM SINCOCK, Principal Director, Wildlife Trade Office, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, hereby vary under paragraph 303FT(7)(b) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation dated 15 December 2020 for the Commonwealth North West Slope Trawl Fishery and Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery, as defined in the Western Trawl Fisheries Statement of Management Arrangements 2012 in force under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Cth) and the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 (Cth), such that the condition specified in the Schedule to that declaration is varied as follows:
In Condition 5, delete the words
“The Australian Fisheries Management Authority must:
a) provide the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment with revised harvest strategies for the North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl fisheries by 30 June 2022. The harvest strategy must include measurable and timebound management actions; and
b) ensure that the fisheries’ triggers and management actions identified in the harvest strategy are implemented by 30 June 2023.
In the case of increased fishing effort (twice the historic high), the harvest strategy must be reviewed immediately.
Harvest strategy performance must be reported as part of the requirements specified in Condition 4 above.”
and replace with the words
“The Australian Fisheries Management Authority must:
a) provide the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment with revised harvest strategies for the North West Slope and Western Deepwater Trawl fisheries by 1 December 2022. The harvest strategy must include measurable and timebound management actions; and
b) ensure that the fisheries’ triggers and management actions identified in the harvest strategy are implemented by 30 June 2023.
In the case of increased fishing effort (twice the historic high), the harvest strategy must be reviewed immediately.
Harvest strategy performance must be reported as part of the requirements specified in Condition 4 above.”
Dated this 28 day of June 2022
Adam Sincock
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Delegate of the Minister for the Environment
Notes:
1. Under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person whose interests are affected by this decision may apply for a statement of reasons and for independent review of the decision. An application for a statement of reasons may be made in writing to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment within 28 days of the date of the declaration. An application for independent review may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee within 28 days of the date of the declaration, or if reasons are sought, within 28 days of receipt of reasons. Further information may be obtained from the Director, Sustainable Fisheries Section, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Email: sustainablefisheries@environment.gov.au.