Application for approval of a Wildlife Trade Operation for the commercial export of Australian Native Tree Ferns for consideration under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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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 salvage harvest of tree-ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) for commercial purposes from softwood plantations in Victoria. This species is not listed as threatened under the EPBC Act and not listed on the Appendices of 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 Monday 11 May 2015. Please 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