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1998-1999-2000-2001
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SENATE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (WILDLIFE PROTECTION) BILL
2001
SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
New Clauses to be moved on Behalf of the Government
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for the Environment
and Heritage,
Senator the Hon. Robert Hill)
ISBN: 0642 459479
Schedule 1, Item 11, page 21 (after line 12), after subsection (1),
insert (1A), (1B), (1C) and (1D).
(1) Part 10 of the Act provides for
Commonwealth fisheries to undergo strategic environmental assessment. This
strategic assessment process ensures a rigorous examination of environmental
issues in an efficient and timely manner. The purpose of this clause is to
ensure that the outcomes of the strategic assessment process will be relied upon
for the purpose of deciding whether to add specimens derived from the fishery to
the list of specimens which are exempt from export controls under Division 3 of
Part 13A. Only in exceptional circumstances would other matters need to be
considered. Accordingly, the clause provides additional certainty that
Commonwealth fisheries will only be subject to one best-practice environmental
assessment process.
Schedule 1, Item 11, page 46 (after line 9),
after subsection (10), insert (10A) and (10B).
(2) Part 10 of the Act
provides for Commonwealth fisheries to undergo strategic environmental
assessment. This strategic assessment process ensures a rigorous examination of
environmental issues in an efficient and timely manner. The purpose of this
clause is to ensure that the outcomes of the strategic assessment process will
be relied upon for the purpose of deciding whether to declare that a commercial
fishery is an approved wildlife trade operation. Only in exceptional
circumstances would other matters need to be considered. Accordingly, the
clause provides additional certainty that Commonwealth fisheries will only be
subject to one best-practice environmental assessment process.