Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION – WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WEST COAST DEMERSAL GILLNET AND DEMERSAL LONGLINE INTERIM MANAGED FISHERY, AND THE SOUTHERN DEMERSAL GILLNET AND DEMERSAL LONGLINE MANAGED FISHERY, NOVEMBER 2025
I, BELINDA JAGO, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, 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 16 August 2024 for the Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery, and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery, as defined in the management regime in force under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 (WA) and the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 (WA), such that the conditions specified in Schedule 1 to that declaration are varied as follows:
In Condition 5, delete the words
“The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must:
- by 1 December 2025, develop and implement independent monitoring and data validation that is representative of the Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery. The information collected must be sufficient to reliably demonstrate the accuracy of endangered, threatened and protected species interaction data collected via logbooks.”
and replace with the words
“The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development must:
- by 1 June 2026, develop and implement independent monitoring and data validation that is representative of the Western Australian West Coast Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Interim Managed Fishery and the Southern Demersal Gillnet and Demersal Longline Managed Fishery. The information collected must be sufficient to reliably demonstrate the accuracy of endangered, threatened and protected species interaction data collected via logbooks.”
Dated this 7th day of November 2025
SIGNED
………….…………….........
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
Notes: Under the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water within 28 days of the date of the declaration. An application for independent review may be made to the Administrative Review 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Email: sustainablefisheries@dcceew.gov.au.