(3) Before amending the list referred to in section 303DB….the Minister: The Department considers that the consultation requirements have been met. must consult such Minister or Ministers as the Minister considers On 10 August 2004, the then Minister for the Environment and Heritage wrote to all appropriate; and fisheries ministers seeking their views on inclusion of product derived from commercial fisheries in the list of exempt native specimens, while subject to must consult such other Minister or Ministers of each State and declaration as approved wildlife trade operations. Responses in support of the Territory as the Minster considers appropriate; and proposal were received from all state and territory fisheries ministers and the may consult such other persons and organisations as the Minister Commonwealth minister. considers appropriate. The application from AFMA was also released for public comment from 22 April until 20 May 2016. The public comment notice sought comment on AFMA’s submission and the Department’s proposal to: declare the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery as an approved wildlife operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act, and include in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery under the provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992. Two comments were received and have been considered as part of the Department’s assessment, and advice to the list of exempt native specimens. Section 303FN Approved wildlife trade operation (2) The Minister may, by instrument published in the Gazette, declare that a The instrument for the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery made under specified wildlife operation is an approved wildlife trade operation for the section 303FN and the conditions under section 303FT will be registered and made purposes of this section. available on the Department’s website.
(3) Before amending the list referred to in section 303DB….the Minister: must consult such Minister or Ministers as the Minister considers appropriate; and must consult such other Minister or Ministers of each State and Territory as the Minster considers appropriate; and may consult such other persons and organisations as the Minister considers appropriate. The Department considers that the consultation requirements have been met. On 10 August 2004, the then Minister for the Environment and Heritage wrote to all fisheries ministers seeking their views on inclusion of product derived from commercial fisheries in the list of exempt native specimens, while subject to declaration as approved wildlife trade operations. Responses in support of the proposal were received from all state and territory fisheries ministers and the Commonwealth minister. The application from AFMA was also released for public comment from 22 April until 20 May 2016. The public comment notice sought comment on AFMA’s submission and the Department’s proposal to: declare the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery as an approved wildlife operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act, and include in the list of exempt native specimens, specimens harvested in the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery under the provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992. Two comments were received and have been considered as part of the Department’s assessment, and advice to the list of exempt native specimens. Section 303FN Approved wildlife trade operation (2) The Minister may, by instrument published in the Gazette, declare that a specified wildlife operation is an approved wildlife trade operation for the purposes of this section. The instrument for the Commonwealth Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery made under section 303FN and the conditions under section 303FT will be registered and made available on the Department’s website.