Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

DECLARATION OF AN
APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION

I, Nathan Hanna, A/g 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 flowers, foliage and ripe fruit from specified native species by Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers, is a small-scale operation as defined by regulation 9A.20 under subsection 303FN(10).  I declare under subsection 303FN(2) that Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers is an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation.

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

1. The operation is to be undertaken in accordance with the amended proposal agreed on        29 September 2014.
2. Harvest from state forest sites is restricted to selected sites within the Bass District only, as specified by Forestry Tasmania. Harvest from other state forest areas must be approved by the Forest Manager for that area. Harvest from private land tenures must be undertaken with property owner’s consent.
3. All activities covered by this approval must be carried out in accordance with the necessary permits and approvals as required under State and Commonwealth law.
4. The maximum number of species which may be harvested from the wild is limited to the number specified by Forestry Tasmania. Annual harvests from the wild must not exceed 30,000 units for each species, except Xanthorrheoa australis which must not exceed 70,000 units, and ripe fruit from Tasmannia lanceolata must not exceed 3,000 kilograms. Copies of state permits must be provided to the Department of the Environment within 14 days of receipt.
5. Tasmanian Native Flora and Fillers must submit annual reports by 31 January to the Department of the Environment. The annual reports should include the total number of specimens harvested, harvest location, and the number exported overseas. The operation must also meet all state reporting requirements.
6. This declaration is valid for three years from the date of gazettal.

Dated this 9th day of January 2015

Nathan Hanna

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment

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, 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:

The Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments

Department of the Environment

GPO Box 787

CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephone: (02) 6274 2880 Facsimile: (02) 6274 1921