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 ripe fruit from Billy goat plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) by Southern Cross Botanicals Pty Ltd, is a small-scale operation as defined by regulation 9A.20 under subsection 303FN(10). I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that Southern Cross Botanicals 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 amended proposal (18 February 2015).
- All activities covered by this approval must be carried out in accordance with the necessary permits and approvals as required under Northern Territory and Commonwealth law. Harvest from private land requires the property owner’s consent.
- The fruit harvested from the wild is limited to the amount specified by the Parks and Wildlife Commission Northern Territory Permit to Take Protected Wildlife.
- Southern Cross Botanicals must submit an annual report by 31 July each year to the Department of the Environment. The annual report will include the quantities of Billy goat plum harvested for the operation. A copy of the annually issued Permit To Take Protected Wildlife must be provided to the Department of the Environment within 14 days of receipt. The operation must meet all territory reporting requirements.
- This declaration is valid for three years from the date of gazettal.
Dated this .....7th ........ day of .....April...................... 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