{"id":"F2012L02433","name":"Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens - Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery (12/12/2012) (deletion)","slug":"amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90407,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02433-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity ","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999","content":"##### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nAmendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens\n\nI, GEOFF RICHARDSON, Assistant Secretary, Marine Biodiversity Policy Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to subsection 303DC(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), hereby amend the list of exempt native specimens established under section 303DB of the EPBC Act by deleting from the list the following item that was included in the list on 27 June 2008 and any associated notations:\n\n-   Specimens that are or are derived from fish or invertebrates, other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, taken in the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery, as defined in the management regime in force under the Northern Territory Fisheries Act 1988 and the Northern Territory Fisheries Regulations 1993.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Dated this 12th day of December 2012","sectionType":"part","heading":"Dated this 12th day of December 2012","content":"# Dated this 12th day of December 2012\n\n………………………Geoff Richardson………………………\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2234},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its narrow, specific purpose of removing the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery exemption from the list of exempt native specimens. The scope aligns exactly with the instrument's title and original administrative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision (deletion of one list item) with minimal conditional logic","References to external statutory framework (EPBC Act sections 303DB, 303DC, Part 13; NT Fisheries Act 1988)","Context-dependent legal effect (understanding the instrument requires knowledge of Part 13A export permit system)","Nested exclusion clause in the deleted text ('other than specimens that belong to species listed under Part 13')","Delegated authority instrument (made by Assistant Secretary as Minister's delegate under subsection 303DC(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument removes the special exemption that let ornamental fish and invertebrates from the Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery be exported without permits. Those exports will now require the same EPBC Act permits and environmental assessments as other native wildlife.\n\nThis affects commercial NT aquarium fishers, exporters and supply‑chain businesses by bringing the fishery into standard national controls to ensure sustainability and compliance with international trade obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-list-of-exempt-native-specimens-northern-territory-aquarium-fishery-12-12-2012-deletion/documents"}}