1981 No. 244*1* CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS*2* (AMENDMENT)
*1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 August 1981.*2* Statutory Rules 1976 No. 219. 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1
Commencement
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 1981. 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2
Interpretation
2. Regulation 3 of the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "these Regulations" and substituting "these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears"; and (b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the definitions of "designated authority" and "the Convention" and substituting the following definitions: " 'designated authority' means the Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment; 'the Convention' means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora done at Washington in the United States of America on 3 March 1973, as amended and in force on 1 September 1981, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule.". 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3
Importation of a specimen of a species in Appendix I or II
3. Regulation 4 of the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation: "(1) The importation into Australia, not being an importation by way of introduction from the sea, of a specimen of a species included in Appendix I or Appendix II is prohibited unless the importer produces to the Collector- (a) in the case of a specimen of a plant species included in Appendix II- (i) an import permit granted by the Minister in respect of the specimen; or (ii) a certificate that, in relation to the specimen, is a relevant certificate; or (b) in any other case-an import permit granted by the Minister in respect of the specimen."; (b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) "other than a specimen of a plant species that has been artificially propagated" after "a species included in Appendix I"; (c) by inserting in sub-regulation (3) "or a specimen of a plant species included in Appendix I that has been artificially propagated" after "included in Appendix II"; (d) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (3) "other"; and (e) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation: "(5) In sub-regulation (1), 'relevant certificate', in relation to a specimen of a plant species included in Appendix II, means a certificate given by the relevant authority of the country from which the specimen is exported or re-exported to the effect that the relevant authority is satisfied as to one of the following matters, namely: (a) that the specimen was artificially propagated; (b) that the specimen is a part of a specimen of a plant species that was artificially propagated; (c) that the specimen is derived from a specimen of a plant species that was artificially propagated.". 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4
Exportation of a specimen of a species in Appendix I or II
4. Regulation 6 of the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation: "(1) The exportation from Australia of a specimen of a species included in Appendix I or Appendix II is prohibited unless the exporter produces to the Collector- (a) in the case of a specimen of a plant species included in Appendix II that has been artificially propagated-an export permit granted by the Minister in respect of the specimen or in respect of a class of such specimens that includes that specimen; or (b) in any other case-an export permit granted by the Minister in respect of the specimen."; (b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) "other than a specimen of a plant species that has been artificially propagated" after "in Appendix I"; (c) by inserting in sub-regulation (3) "or a specimen of a plant species included in Appendix I that has been artificially propagated" after "in Appendix II"; and (d) by inserting after sub-regulation (3) the following sub-regulation: (3A) The Minister shall not grant an export permit under sub-regulation (1) in respect of a class of specimens unless the designated authority advises that the exportation of the specimens included in the class will not be detrimental to the survival of the species to which the specimens belong.". 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 5
Waiver
5. Regulation 10 of the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) "is" before "a specimen". 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 6
Permissions or certificates deemed to be permissions under certain related
legislation
6. Regulation 13 of the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation: "(1) Where the consent or permission in writing of the Minister is required under a provision of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations other than sub-regulation 4 (1) (in so far as it relates to goods specified in item 14 in the Second Schedule) for the importation of a specimen of a species included in Appendix I or Appendix II, and import permit granted by the Minister under these Regulations for the importation into Australia of that specimen or a certificate that, in relation to that specimen, is a relevant certificate for the purposes of sub-regulation 4 (1) of these Regulations shall, for the purposes of that provision of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations, be deemed to be the consent or permission in writing of the Minister to import the specimen."; and (b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) "other than regulation 6". 1981 No. 244 CUSTOMS (ENDANGERED SPECIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 7
Schedule
7. The Schedule to the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations is amended by omitting Appendix I and Appendix II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora set out therein and substituting the following Appendices: APPENDICES I AND II INTERPRETATION: 1. Species included in these appendices are referred to: (a) by the name of the species; or (b) as being all of the species included in a higher taxon or designated part thereof. 2. The abbreviation "spp." is used to denote all species of a higher taxon.
3. Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or classification only. 4. The abbreviation "p.e." is used to denote species which are possibly extinct. 5. An asterisk (*) placed against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that one or more geographically separate populations, subspecies of species of that species or taxon are included in Appendix I and that these populations, subspecies or species are excluded from Appendix II. 6. Two asterisks (**) placed against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that one or more geographically separate populations, subspecies or species of that species or taxon are included in Appendix II and that these populations, subspecies or species are excluded from Appendix I. 7. The symbol (+) followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon denotes that only designated geographically separate populations, subspecies or species of that species or taxon are included in the appendix concerned, as follows: +201 Population of South America +202 Populations of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan +203 Italian population +204 All North American subspecies +205 Asian population +206 Indian population +207 Australian population +208 Himalayan population +209 All New Zealand species +210 Population of Chile +211 All species of the family in the Americas +212 Australian populations 8. The symbol (-) followed by an number placed against the name of a species of higher taxon denotes that designated geographically separate populations, subspecies, species, groups of species or families of that species or taxon are excluded from the appendix concerned, as follows: -101 Populations of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan -102 Pantera tigris altaica (= amurensis) -103 Australian population -104 Cathartidae -105 Population of North America, except Greenland -106 Population of the United States of America -107 Melopsittacus undulatus, Nymphicus hollandicus, and Psittacula krameri -108 Population of Papua New Guinea -109 Population of Chile -110 All species which are not succulent. 9. Any plant, whether alive or dead, as well as any readily recognizable part or derivative of a plant of a species or higher taxon included in Appendix II are covered by the provisions of the Convention, unless the symbol (K) followed by a number is placed against the name of that species or taxon. In such a case, only the plant, whether alive or dead, and the parts or derivatives designated as follows are concerned: K1 designates roots K2 designates timber K3 designates trunks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Appendix I Appendix II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FAUNA MAMMALIA Monomtremata Tachyglossidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zaglossus spp.Marsupialia Macropodidae . . Bettangia spp. Caloprymnus campestris p.e. Dendrolagus bennettianus Dendrolagus lumholtzi Dendrolagus inustus Dendrolagus ursinus Lagorchestes hirsutus Lagostrophus fasciatus Onychogalea frenata Onychogalea lunata Phalangeridae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phalanger maculatus Phalanger orientalus Burramyidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burramys parvus Vombatidae . . . Lasiorhinus krefftii Peramelidae . . Chaeropus ecaudatus p.e. Macrotis lagotis Macrotis leucura Perameles bougainville Dasyuridae . . . Sminthopsis longicaudata Sminthopsis psammophila Thylacinidae . . Thylacinus cynocephalus p.e.Insectivora Erinaceidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erinaceus frontalis Primates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primates spp.* Lemuridae . . . Allocebus spp. Cheirogaleus spp. Hapalemur spp. Lemur spp. Lepilemur spp. Microcebus spp. Phaner spp.Indriidae . . . Avahi spp. Indri spp. Propithecus spp.Daubentoniidae . Daubentonia madagascariensis Callithricidae . Callimico goeldii Callithrix aurita Callithrix flaviceps Leontopithecus (=Leontideus) spp. Saguinus bicolor Saguinus leucopus Saguinus oedipus (geoffroyi) Cebidae . . . . Alouatta palliata (villosa) Ateles geoffroyi frontatus Ateles geoffroyi panamensis Brachyteles arachnoides Cacajao spp. Chiropotes albinasus Saimiri oerstedii Cercopithecidae Cerocebus galeritus galeritus Cerocopithecus diana (roloway) Colobus badius kirkii Colobus badius ruffomitratus Macaca silenus Nasalis larvatus Papio (=Mandrillus) leucophaeus Papio (=Mandrillus) sphinx Presbytis entellus Presbytis geei Prepbytis pileatus Presbytis potenziani Pygathrix nemaeus Simias concolor Hylobatidae . . Hylobates spp. Symphalangus syndactylus Pongidae . . . . Pongidai spp.Edentata Myrmecophagidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myrmecophaga tridactyla Tamandua tetradactyla chapadensis Bradypodidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradypus boliviensis Dasypodidae . . Priodontes giganteus (=maximus) Pholidata Manidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manis crassicaudata Manis javanica Manis pentadactyla Manis temmincki Lagomorpha Leporidae . . . Caprolagus hispidus Nesolagus netscheri Romerolagus diazi Rodentia Sciuridae . . . Cynomys mexicanus Lariscus hosei Ratufa spp.Heteromyidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dipodomys phillipsii phillipsii Muridae . . . . Leporillus conditor Notomys spp. Pseudomys fumeus Pseudomys praeconis Pseudomys shortridgei Xeromys myoides Zyzomys peduncalatus Chinchillidae . Chinchilla spp. +201 Cetacea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cetacea spp.* Platanistidae . Lipotes vexillifer Plantanista spp.Physeteridae . . Physeter catodon (=macrocephalus) Delphinidae . . Sotalia spp. Sousa spp.Phocaenidae . . Neophocaena phocaenoides Phocoena sinus Eschrichtidae . Eschrichtius robustus (=glaucus) Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera borealis Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Megaptera novaeangliae Balaenidae . . . Balaena mysticetus Eubalaena spp.Carnivora Canidae . . . . Canis lupus**+202 . . . . . . Canis lupus*-101 Chrysocyon brachyurus Cuon alpinus Dusicyon culpaeus Dusicyon fulvipes Dusicyon griseus Speothos venaticus Vulpes cana Vulpes velox hebes Ursidae . . . . Helarctos malayanus Selenarctos thibetanus Tremarctos ornatus Ursus arctos**+203 . . . . . . Ursus arctos*+204 Ursus arctos isabellinus Ursus arctos nelsoni Ursus arctos pruinosus Ursus (=Thalarctos) maritimus Procyonidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ailurus fulgens Mustelidae . . . Aonyx microdon Conepatus humboldti Enhydra lutris nereis Lutra felina Lutra longicaudis (platensis/annectens) Lutra lutra Lutra provocax Lutrinae spp.* Mustela nigripes Pteronura brasiliensis Viverridae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cryptoprocta ferox Cynogale bennetti Eupleres goudotii Eupleres major Fossa fossa Hemigalus derbyanus Prionodon linsang Prionodon pardicolor Hyaenidae . . . Hyaena brunnea Felidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felidae spp.* Acinonyx jubatus Felis bengalensis bengalensis Felis caracal**+205 Felis concolor coryi Felis concolor costaricensis Felis concolor cougar Felis jacobita Felis marmorata Felis nigripes Felis pardalis mearnsi Felis pardalis mitis Felis planiceps Felis rubiginosa**+206 Felis (=Lynx) rufa escuinapae Felis temmincki Felis tigrina oncilla Felis wiedii nicaraguae Felis wiedii salvinia Felis yagouaroundi cacomitli Felis yagouaroundi fossata