What has changed
The federal government has amended the List of Exempt Native Specimens to include the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery. The instrument was made on 25 August 2026 and is in force under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, administered by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
What the amendment does
The amendment adds the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery to the list of fisheries whose catch can be exported without requiring an individual export permit for each specimen. Before this amendment, catch from this fishery was not included on the exempt list.
Key actions
- Operators in the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery who export product can check the updated List of Exempt Native Specimens Instrument 2001 at https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L01116 to confirm the fishery is listed and to review what this means for export documentation obligations.
- The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water can be contacted to confirm whether existing export arrangements require updating now that the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery is listed as exempt. The source does not provide a contact number or email address.
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