COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
 
Amendment - List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import – s.303EB
 
I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to paragraph 303EC (1) (a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, make the following amendment to Part 2 of the list of specimens taken to be suitable for live import, established under s.303EB of the Act, under the heading Vertebrate Animals, Reptiles (Reptilia) in the appropriate alphabetic position:
 
Add:
 
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Conditions for Import

Aldabrachelys gigantea
Aldabra giant tortoise
II
Eligible non-commercial purpose only, excluding household pets. High security facilities only.

 
This amendment will take effect on the date this instrument is published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
 
Dated this 15th  day of December 2011
 
 
 
TONY BURKE
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities