Environmental assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Current decisions
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - 12 October 2016 F2016L01612
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 280 KB) | (Word - 23 KB) - April 2013
Letters
- Letter to AFMA Chair Moore (PDF - 228.64 KB) | (DOCX - 91.02 KB) - October 2016
Relevant documents for current decisions
- Assessment report for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery – October 2016 (PDF - 380.85 KB)
- Assessment report for the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery – October 2016 (DOCX - 124.01 KB)
Relevant documents for upcoming assessment
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comments open from 9 June 2026 until 14 July 2026
History
Fifth Assessment - Commenced 2026
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - public comments open from 9 June 2026 until 14 July 2026
Fourth Assessment - Commenced October 2016
Third Assessment - Commenced November 2011
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - 12 October 2016 F2016L01612
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 17 April 2013, GN15, F2013L00657
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 280 KB) | (Word - 23 KB) - April 2013
- Assessment of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (PDF - 374 KB) | (Word - 474 KB) - April 2013
- Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments is open from 7 January 2013 until 8 February 2013
Second assessment - commenced March 2009
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (Inclusion) (PDF - 41 KB) | (RTF - 33 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 21 April 2010, S 59, F2010L00974
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (Deletion) (PDF - 41 KB) | (RTF - 43 KB) - Gazetted Wednesday 21 April 2010, S 58, F2010L00973
- Amendment to the List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 1,017 KB) | (RTF - 52 KB) - Gazetted Tuesday 31 March 2010, S 42
- Letter to the Hon Michael Egan (PDF - 36 KB) | (RTF - 215 KB) - February 2010
- Ecological Assessment of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery
- Submission for environmental assessment under the EPBC Act
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 21 KB) | (RTF - 194 KB) - May 2009
- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 22 KB) | (RTF - 230 KB) - Gazetted Friday 29 May 2009, S89
- Lens Amendment (PDF - 38 KB) | (RTF - 194 KB) - Registered 28 May 2009 F2009L02098, Gazetted Friday 29 May 2009 S89
- Lens Deletion (PDF - 31 KB) | (RTF - 202 KB) - Registered 28 May 2009 F2009L02099, Gazetted Friday 29 May 2009 S89
- Lens Deletion (PDF - 31 KB) | (RTF - 202 KB) - Registered 28 May 2009 F2009L02100, Gazetted Friday 29 May 2009 S89
Scientific survey of the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery 2006
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (PDF - 24 KB) - Gazetted 30 May 2007, GN 16
- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation (PDF - 32 KB) - Gazetted 30 May 2007, GN 16
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13 (PDF - 25 KB) - November 2006
- Letter to the Hon Tony Rundle, AFMA Chairman (PDF - 32 KB) - November 2006
- Letter to Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (PDF - 46 KB) - November 2006
- Letter from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority - June 2006
- Briefing for Export Approval for Scallops Taken During Scientific Surveys - August 2006
First assessment - commenced 2002
- Accreditation of plan of management and declaration pursuant to section 33 - September 2005
- Variation to Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Wednesday 3 November 2004, GN 44
- Accreditation of a Plan of Management for the Purposes of Part 13
- Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Gazetted Wednesday 20 October 2004, GN 42
- Letter to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority - September 2004
- Declaration of an Approved Wildlife Trade Operation - Gazetted Tuesday 22 April 2003, GN 16
- Letter to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority - March 2003
- Environment Australia strategic assessment report - 2002
- Agency submission on ecological sustainability
- Strategic Assessment Notice
- AFMA Strategic assessment report - (AFMA website)