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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Listed Migratory Species - Approval of an International Agreement

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The instrument formally approves the Republic of Korea–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA) as an "international agreement" for the purposes of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, using the Minister’s power under subsection 209(4), and commences the day after registration.

It contains no funding, enforcement or operational measures itself—practical effects depend on how subsection 209(3) of the Act and ROKAMBA’s terms are then applied.

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Listed Migratory Species - Approval of an International Agreement

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Section 209 – Listed Migratory Species

Approval of an international agreement

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, pursuant to subsection 209(4) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act), approve the following agreement as an international agreement for the purposes of subsection 209(3) of the Act:

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of Australia on the Protection of Migratory Birds, commonly known as the Republic of Korea – Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA).

This instrument will commence on the day after the date on which it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this 27 day of February 2007

MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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