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## Subdivision 1 Vertebrates
[*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Inserted by S.R. 2008, No. 43, Applied:21 May 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-05-21/sr-2008-043#GS4@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 103, Applied:31 Dec 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-12-31/sr-2024-103#GS4@Hpa@EN)
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| | Species | Authority | Common name |
| 1. | Arctocephalus tropicalis | Gray | Subantarctic Fur Seal |
| 2. | Balaenoptera musculus | Linnaeus | Blue Whale |
| 3. | Eubalaena australis | Desmoulins | Southern Right Whale |
| 5. | Mirounga leonina | Gray | Southern Elephant Seal |
| 6. | Pseudomys novaehollandiae | Waterhouse | New Holland Mouse |
| 7. | Sarcophilus harrisii | (Thomas) | Tasmanian Devil |
[*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2009, No. 200, Applied:30 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-30/sr-2009-200#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 15, Applied:23 Mar 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-03-23/sr-2011-015#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 15, Applied:23 Mar 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-03-23/sr-2011-015#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 101, Applied:05 Oct 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-10-05/sr-2011-101#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 101, Applied:05 Oct 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-10-05/sr-2011-101#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 83, Applied:26 Sep 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-09-26/sr-2012-083#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 83, Applied:26 Sep 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-09-26/sr-2012-083#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2019, No. 30, Applied:05 Jun 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-06-05/sr-2019-030#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 35, Applied:21 Aug 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-08-21/sr-2024-035#GS4@Hpa@EN)
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| | Species | Authority | Common name |
| 1. | Acanthiza pusilla magnirostris | Campbell | King Island Brown Thornbill |
| 2. | Acanthornis magna greeniana | Schodde & Mason | King Island Scrubtit |
| 3. | Accipiter novaehollandiae | Gmelin | Grey Goshawk |
| 5. | Aquila audax fleayi | Latham | Wedge-tailed Eagle |
| 5A. | Ceyx azureus diemenensis | (Gould) | Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher |
| 6. | Diomedea exulans | Linnaeus | Wandering Albatross |
| 7. | Lathamus discolor | Shaw | Swift Parrot |
| 8. | Neophema chrysogaster | Latham | Orange-bellied Parrot |
| 9. | Numenius madagascariensis | Linnaeus | Eastern Curlew |
| 10. | Pachyptila turtur subantarctica | Kuhl | Southern Fairy Prion |
| 11. | Pardalotus quadragintus | Gould | Forty-spotted Pardalote |
| 12. | Procellaria cinerea | Gmelin | Grey Petrel |
| 13. | Pterodroma mollis | Gould | Soft-plumaged Petrel |
| 15. | Sterna vittata bethunei | Buller | Antarctic Tern |
| 15A. | Sternula albifrons sinensis | Gmelin | Little Tern |
| 16. | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Forster | Grey-headed Albatross |
| 17. | Thalassarche melanophris | (Temminck) | Black-browed Albatross |
| 18. | Tyto novaehollandiae castanops | (Gould) | Masked Owl |
[*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2019, No. 30, Applied:05 Jun 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-06-05/sr-2019-030#GS4@Hpb@EN)
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| | Species | Authority | Common name |
| 1. | Caretta caretta | Linnaeus | Loggerhead Turtle |
| 2. | Carinascincus palfreymani | (Rawlinson) | Pedra Branca Skink |
[*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 103, Applied:31 Dec 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-12-31/sr-2024-103#GS4@Hpb@EN)
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| | Species | Authority | Common name |
| 1. | Limnodynastes peronii | Dumeril & Bibron | Striped Marsh Frog |
[*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 101, Applied:05 Oct 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-10-05/sr-2011-101#GS4@Hpc@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 83, Applied:26 Sep 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-09-26/sr-2012-083#GS4@Hpc@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 31, Applied:14 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-14/sr-2017-031#GS3@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 31, Applied:14 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-14/sr-2017-031#GS3@Hpb@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 125, Applied:21 Dec 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-21/sr-2022-125#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Subdivision 1 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 Amended by S.R. 2022, No. 125, Applied:21 Dec 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-21/sr-2022-125#GS4@Hpb@EN)
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| | Species | Authority | Common name |
| 1. | Brachionichthys hirsutus | Lacepede | Spotted Handfish |
| 1A. | Brachiopsilus dianthus | Last & Gledhill | Pink Handfish |
| 1B. | Brachiopsilus ziebelli | Last & Gledhill | Ziebells Handfish |
| 2. | Galaxias fontanus | Fulton | Swan Galaxias |
| 3. | Galaxias johnstoni | Scott | Clarence Galaxias |
| 4. | Galaxias pedderensis | Frankenberg | Pedder Galaxias |
| 5. | Paragalaxias mesotes | McDowall and Fulton | Arthurs Paragalaxias |
| 5A. | Thymichthys politus | (Richardson) | Red Handfish |
| 6. | Zearaja maugeana | Last & Gledhill | Maugean Skate |