Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Western Australian Octopus Fisheries, May 2024 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens – Western Australian Octopus Fisheries, May 2024

I, BELINDA JAGO, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1)(a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), hereby amend the list of exempt native specimens established under section 303DB of the EPBC Act by deleting from the list specimens and associated notations as set out in the Schedule 1, and including in the list specimens and associated notations as set out in the Schedule 2.

This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003.

The instrument commences the day after it is registered.

Dated this 10th day of May 2024

BELINDA JAGO ….………………………………………………. Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

SCHEDULE 1

Under the heading Fisheries include in the list the following items and associated notations: Taxon/Item Common Name Notation Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (other than a species listed in the conservation dependent category) and specimens that belong to taxa listed under section 303CA of the EPBC Act (Australia's CITES list), taken in the Western Australian Octopus Fisheries, Western Australian Octopus Fisheries * The specimen, or the fish or invertebrate from which it is derived, was taken lawfully; and, * The specimens are included in the list until 30 May 2025.