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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African lion)) Declaration 2025

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This declaration treats the African lion (Panthera leo) as if it were listed in CITES Appendix I for the purposes of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, imposing a stricter domestic measure on trade and related activities (s5). It takes effect the day after registration and repeals the prior domestic CITES‑listing instrument (ss2, 5, 6; Schedule 1). The change increases legal and administrative restrictions for anyone seeking to trade, import, export, possess or obtain permits for African lions or their parts in Australia.

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African lion)) Declaration 2025

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African Lion)) Declaration 2025

I, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following Declaration.

Dated 4 February 2025

Tanya Plibersek

Minister for the Environment and Water

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Modification of List of CITES Species

6 Repeal

Schedule 1—Repeals

List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

1 Name

This instrument is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African Lion)) Declaration 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 303CB(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

CITES means 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.

5 Modification of List of CITES Species

The list of CITES species established under subsection 303CA(1) of the Act has effect as if the species Panthera leo (African Lion) included in Appendix II to CITES is included in Appendix I to CITES.

6 Repeal

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned.

Schedule 1—Repeals

List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African Lion)) Declaration 2025

I, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following Declaration.

Dated 4 February 2025

Tanya Plibersek

Minister for the Environment and Water

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Modification of List of CITES Species

6 Repeal

Schedule 1—Repeals

List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

1 Name

This instrument is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Stricter Domestic Measures—Panthera Leo (African Lion)) Declaration 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 303CB(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

CITES means 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.

5 Modification of List of CITES Species

6 Repeal

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned.

Schedule 1—Repeals

List of CITES Species - Declaration of a stricter domestic measure in accordance with section 303CB

1 The whole of the instrument