{"id":"F2015L00277","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92806,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00277-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nList of CITES Species\n\nDeclaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB\n\nI, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, pursuant to subsection 303CB(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), declare that the list of CITES[\\[1\\]](#_ftn1) species established under subsection 303CA(1) of the EPBC Act, has effect as if the species Panthera leo (African lion), currently included in Appendix II to CITES, is included in Appendix I to CITES.\n\nThis instrument will commence on 13 March 2015.\n\nDated this 5th day of March 2015\n\nGreg Hunt\n\nGreg hunt\n\nMinister for the Environment\n\n---\n\n[\\[1\\]](#_ftnref1) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, as amended and in force for Australia from time\\-to\\-time.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1847},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument precisely targets the African lion (Panthera leo) for upgraded CITES protection status, which aligns exactly with the stated purpose of declaring stricter domestic measures under section 303CB. No expansion beyond the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-species amendment with direct, unambiguous effect","Requires basic understanding of CITES Appendix I vs II distinction to grasp full impact","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the empowering section"],"plain_english_summary":"Australia has moved African lions to Appendix I under its CITES implementation, banning commercial trade in lions, their parts and products—including hunting trophies.  \n\nThe change blocks imports of trophies and other commercial lion specimens, affecting trophy hunters, related import businesses, and institutions that trade lions, by applying stricter domestic measures than the international baseline."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-list-of-cites-species-declaration-of-a/documents"}}