Section 34E — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Declarations relating to migratory species

(1) The Minister may make a declaration under section 33 relating to a listed migratory species only if: (a) the Minister is satisfied that the declaration is not inconsistent with the Commonwealth’s obligations under whichever of the following conventions or agreements because of which the species is listed: (i) the Bonn Convention; (ii) CAMBA; (iii) JAMBA; (iv) an international agreement approved under subsection 209(4); and (b) the Minister is satisfied that the declaration will promote the survival and/or enhance the conservation status of each species to which the declaration relates; and (c) the declaration meets the requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations. (2) The Minister may accredit a management arrangement or authorisation process under section 33 for the purposes of a declaration relating to a listed migratory species only if: (a) the Minister is satisfied that the management arrangement or authorisation process is not inconsistent with the Commonwealth’s obligations under whichever of the following conventions or agreements because of which the species is listed: (i) the Bonn Convention; (ii) CAMBA; (iii) JAMBA; (iv) an international agreement approved under subsection 209(4); and (b) the Minister is satisfied that the management arrangement or authorisation process will promote the survival and/or enhance the conservation status of each species to which the declaration relates.