Recommendation 20

Amend the EPBC Act to ensure wildlife permitting requirements align with Australia’s international obligations related to:

1. species listed under Appendix I and II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (Bonn Convention)
2. import permitting requirements for Appendix II listed species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
3. requirements to ensure the humane transport of live fish and live invertebrates.