COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE MANAGEMENT PLAN - QUEENSLAND PROTECTED PLANTS 2024-2029 I, Belinda Jago, Branch Head, Ocean and Wildlife Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water declare under subsection 303FO(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, that the Wildlife Trade Management Plan – Queensland Protected Plants 2024-2029 plan, prepared by the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, is an approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan for the purposes of section 303FO of the EPBC Act. Unless amended or revoked, this declaration has effect subject to the following conditions applied under section 303FT: 1. The commercial harvest for export of protected plants in Queensland must be undertaken in accordance with the approved Wildlife Trade Management Plan – Queensland Protected Plants 2024-2029. 1. The approval excludes the wild harvest of species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or future relevant Commonwealth environmental legislation as in force. 1. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation must inform the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of any listing re-classifications made under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992, within one (1) month of the amendment occurring. 1. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation must submit an annual report to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by 15 June each year. The report must include details of: 1. Protected Plant Harvesting Licences and Protected Plant Growing Licences issued under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992, including: 1. the number of each type of licence granted 2. species harvest quotas per harvest location (whole plants or plant parts) 3. actual harvest quantities per harvest location (by species, whole plants or plant parts) 4. harvest location and property type (property address or geographical coordinates). 1. Compliance monitoring and enforcement activities, including: 1. the number of compliance monitoring site visits 2. the number and type of potential and actual non-compliance and offences detected and investigated 3. any enforcement action taken. 1. A summary of completed environmental monitoring and adaptive management measures implemented to address emerging threats and identified sustainability risks. 2. Results of research carried out in the previous 12-month period. 1. This declaration is valid for five (5) years from the day after its registration on the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL). Dated this 26th day September 2024 Belinda Jago ………….…….………………………......... Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water A person whose interests are affected by this declaration may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for the reasons for the decision. 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 https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/reporting/freedom-of-information. Further enquiries should be directed to the Director, Wildlife Trade Assessments Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by email: wta@dcceew.gov.au or telephone: 1800 075 065 (option 2).