Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery
made under subsection 303FN(2) and paragraph 303FN(10)(d) of the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Compilation No. 4
Compilation date: 22 September 2018
Includes amendments up to: Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, September 2018 [F2018N00151]
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 22/09/2018 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
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Modifications
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Self‑repealing provisions
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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, having satisfied myself on the matters set out in section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), declare the operation that is specified in column 1 of Table 1, to be an approved wildlife trade operation under subsection 303FN (2) and paragraph 303FN(10)(d), of the EPBC Act, but only to the extent the operation relates to the class of specimens specified in column 2 of Table 1.
Table 1
Operation | Class of Specimens |
Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, as defined in the management regime in force under the Northern Territory Fisheries Act 1988 and the Northern Territory Fisheries Regulations. | Specimens that are, or are derived from, fish or invertebrates, other than: a) specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, and b) specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Part 13A), except for scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran). |
Unless amended or revoked, this declaration:
a) is subject to the conditions applied under section 303FT specified in the Schedule.
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 the Environment and Energy 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, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section.
2. Australia’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) are met through Part 13A of the EPBC Act. Specimens of species listed in Appendix II of Australia’s CITES list under section 303CA of the EPBC Act may only be exported, under a CITES export permit issued under the EPBC Act, if Australia’s CITES Scientific Authority has issued a non detriment finding for that species. Further information, including a list of species for which non detriment findings have been issued and the fisheries from which they may be sourced, is available from http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/wildlife-trade/cites
SCHEDULE
Declaration of the Harvest Operations of the Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery as an approved wildlife trade operation
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (section 303FT)
1. Unless otherwise amended or revoked, this declaration is valid until 29 March 2019.
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
| o = order(s) |
ad = added or inserted | Ord = Ordinance |
am = amended | orig = original |
amdt = amendment | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
c = clause(s) | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | pres = present |
Ch = Chapter(s) | prev = previous |
def = definition(s) | (prev…) = previously |
Dict = Dictionary | Pt = Part(s) |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
Div = Division(s) |
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exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | reloc = relocated |
effect | renum = renumbered |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rep = repealed |
gaz = gazette | rs = repealed and substituted |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
effect | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | SR = Statutory Rules |
cannot be given effect | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |
mod = modified/modification | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
No. = Number(s) | underlining = whole or part not |
| commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Declaration of an approved Wildlife Trade Operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery | 22 September 2016 (F2016N00021) | 23 September 2016 |
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation (Variation) – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery | 28 April 2017 (F2017N00033) | 29 April 2017 |
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, October 2017 | 20 October 2017 (F2017N00083) | 21 October 2017 |
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, October 2017 | 25 October 2017 (F2017N00084) | 26 October 2017 |
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, April 2018 | 3 May 2018 (F2018N00033) | 4 May 2018 |
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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation – Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery, September 2018 | 21 September 2018 (F2018N00151) | 22 September 2018 |
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected | How affected |
Schedule | Am F2018N00151; Am F2017N00033 (as am by F2017N00083 (and never applied)); Am F2017N00084; Am F2018N00033 |
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