{"id":"F2018L00508","name":"List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import Amendment 2018 (No. 5)","slug":"list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100014,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00508-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"List of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import Amendment 2018 (No. 5)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nList of Specimens Taken to be Suitable for Live Import Amendment 2018 (No. 5)\n\nI, MELISSA PRICE, Assistant Minister for the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 303EC (1)(a)(i) 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 s303EB of the Act:\n\nUnder the heading Invertebrate Animals, Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs) in the appropriate alphabetic position:\n\nAdd:\n\n| Taxon                                                                                                 | Common Name                                                                                           | Condition                                     |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Crassostrea gigasCrassostrea sikameaCrassostrea virginicaOstrea edulisOstrea conchaphilaOstrea lurida | Pacific oysterKumamoto oysterAtlantic oysterEuropean flat oysterOlympia oysternorthern Olympia oyster | Research only. High security facilities only. |\n\nThis amendment will take effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 28 day of March 2018\n\nMELISSA PRICE\n\nAssistant Minister for the Environment\n\nNote: The name of this instrument was amended on registration as the instrument as lodged did not have a unique name (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1604},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of updating the live import list. It simply adds specific mollusc species to Part 2 of the existing list without expanding the regulatory scope beyond managing biosecurity risks for live animal imports."},"complexity_factors":["Single table amendment adding only 6 taxa","Identical conditions applied to all entries with no variation","No internal cross-references or defined terms","Straightforward commencement provision (day after registration)","Minimal text with no nested exceptions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This law adds six specific species of oysters to Australia's approved list for live import, but **only for scientific research** and **only in high-security facilities**.\n\nThe species now permitted are:\n- **Pacific oyster** (*Crassostrea gigas*)\n- **Kumamoto oyster** (*Crassostrea sikamea*)\n- **Atlantic oyster** (*Crassostrea virginica*)\n- **European flat oyster** (*Ostrea edulis*)\n- **Olympia oyster** (*Ostrea conchaphila*)\n- **Northern Olympia oyster** (*Ostrea lurida*)\n\nUnder Australian environmental law, live animals cannot be brought into the country unless they appear on an official \"suitable for live import\" list. This amendment adds these oysters to that list to allow controlled research, while strict conditions (high-security facilities only) aim to prevent them from escaping and becoming invasive pests in Australian waters."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5","history":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5/history","analysis":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/list-of-specimens-taken-to-be-suitable-for-live-import-amendment-2018-no-5/documents"}}