Application for approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation for the commercial export of Invertebrates for consideration under part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
December 2014
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Comments invited
The Department of the Environment has received an application for approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation under Part 13A, section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The proposed operation is for the collection of Invertebrates for commercial purposes from private land in the region around Cairns in far north Queensland. The species to be collected are not listed as threatened under the EPBC Act and are not listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
It is proposed that should the operation be approved it would be in force for up to three (3) years from the date of declaration.
In accordance with the provisions of section 303FR of the EPBC Act, you are invited to comment on this proposal. Please submit your comments by Friday 30 January 2015 and include your full name and address in your submission.
Comments should be addressed to:
The Director
Wildlife Trade Assessments
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
or can be emailed to: wta@environment.gov.au