Page 1 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] Page 2 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] Page 3 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS The deadline for submission of the reports is 24 April 2017. The reporting period is from May 2014 to April 2017. Parties are encouraged to respond to all questions. Parties are also requested to provide comprehensive answers, including, where appropriate, a summary of activities, information on factors limiting action and details of any assistance required. The reporting format was agreed by the Standing Committee at its 40th Meeting (Bonn, November 2012) for mandatory use by Parties, for reports submitted to the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11). The 45th meeting of the Standing Committee recommended the use of the same format for reports submitted to COP12, with necessary adjustments to take into account relevant COP11 decisions, in particular amendments to the Appendices and resolutions. COP Resolution 9.4 adopted at Rome called upon the Secretariats and Parties of CMS Agreements to collaborate in the implementation and harmonization of online reporting implementation. The CMS Family Online Reporting System (ORS) has been successfully implemented and used by AEWA in their last Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5, 2012) reporting cycle. CMS now offers the Convention’s Parties to use the ORS for submitting their national reports for the COP11 (2014) reporting cycle. Please enter here the name of your country › Australia Which agency has been primarily responsible for the preparation of this report? › Department of the Environment and Energy Please list any other agencies that have provided input › Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Australian Fisheries Management Authority Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Australian Antarctic Division Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales) Office of Environment and Heritage, Department of Planning and Environment (New South Wales) Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport (Northern Territory) Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) Department of Fisheries (Western Australia) Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria) Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Victoria) Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (South Australia) Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (South Australia) Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmania) Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland) Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing (Queensland) Page 4 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] I(a). General Information Please enter the required information in the table below: Party Date of entry into force of the Convention in your country › 1991 Period covered › May 2014 - March 2017 Territories to which the Convention applies › Commonwealth of Australia, its Territories and territorial waters. Designated National Focal Point Full name of the institution › Department of the Environment and Energy Name and title of designated Focal Point › Geoff Richardson Assistant Secretary Protected Species and Communities Branch Mailing address › GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Telephone › (+61 2) 6274 2531 Fax › (+61 2) 6275 9374 E-mail › [email protected] Appointment to the Scientific Council Full name of the institution › Department of the Environment and Energy Name and title of contact officer › Narelle Montgomery Assistant Director Migratory Species Section Mailing address › GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Telephone › (+61 2) 6274 2818 Fax › (+61 2) 6275 9374 E-mail › [email protected] Submission Name and Signature of officer responsible for submitting national report Page 5 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] Name: › Mr Geoff Richardson Address: › See above Tel.: › See above Fax: › See above E-mail: › See above Date of submission › April 2017 Membership of the Standing Committee (if applicable): Name: › Narelle Montgomery Assistant Director Migratory Species Section Address › GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Tel › (+61 2) 6274 2818 Fax › (+61 2) 6275 9374 E-mail › [email protected] Implementation Competent Authority: › Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy Relevant implemented legislation: › Implementing legislation (Commonwealth): Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (hereafter referred to as the EPBC Act ). The EPBC Act is the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places — defined in the Act as matters of national environmental significance. Further information on the EPBC Act can be found at: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Fisheries Management Act 1991 Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 Native Title Act 1993 Water Act 2007 Implementing legislation (New South Wales): National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Fisheries Management Act 1994 Marine Parks Act 1997 Implementing legislation (Victoria): National Parks Act 1975 Wildlife Act 1975 Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Page 6 of 78 2017 - NATIONAL REPORT OF PARTIES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS [Party: Australia] Wildlife (Marine Mammal) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rule No. 152/1998) Fisheries Act 1995 Implementing legislation (Queensland): Marine Parks Act 2004 Nature Conservation Act 1992 Queensland Fisheries Act 1994 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Act 1982 Implementing legislation (South Australia): Natural Resources Management Act 2004 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Fisheries Management Act 2007 Marine Parks Act 2007 Native Vegetation Act 1991 Environment Protection Act 1993 Implementing legislation (Western Australia): Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 Fish Resources Management Act 1994 Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Marine Mammals) Notice 1998 Wildlife Conservation (Close Season for Whale Sharks) Notice 1996 Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 Implementing legislation (Tasmania): Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 Nature Conservation Act 2002 and National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 Whales Protection Act 1988 Tasmania Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Natural Resources Management Act 2002 Implementing legislation (Northern Territory): Fisheries Act 1988 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2007 Implementing legislation (Australian Capital Territory): Nature Conservation Act 1980 Implementing legislation (External Territories): Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 Australian Antarctic Territory Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980 Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981 Christmas Island Act 1958 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Wild Animals and Birds Ordinance 1980 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980 Coral Sea Islands Territory Endangered Species Ordinance 1980 Coral Sea Islands Territory Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980 Norfolk Island Endangered Species Act 1980 Norfolk Island Migratory Birds Act 1980 Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Endangered Species Ordinance 1980 Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980 Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980 Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 The Commonwealth Government applies the Western Australia Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and the Western Australia Fish Resources Management Act 1994 as Commonwealth Law in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory and the Christmas Island Territory You have attached the following Web links/URLs to this answer. EPBC Act - Information about the EPBC Act Other relevant Conventions/ Agreements (apart from CMS) to which your country is a Party: › International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1946 (ICRW) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat 1971 (“Ramsar Convention”) Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna 1973 (CITES) United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 (CBD) Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) 1982 Convention