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Wild-harvest and commercial export of Australian native invertebrates by the Australian Insect Farm - 2018

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Declaration of an approved wildlife trade operation
Department of the Environment, July 2018

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Proposal for Wild Harvest and Export of Invertebrates submitted for approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (PDF - 300.81 KB)
Proposal for Wild Harvest and Export of Invertebrates submitted for approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (DOCX - 56.92 KB)

Assessment of Australian Insect Farm small-scale wildlife trade operation (PDF - 243.41 KB)
Assessment of Australian Insect Farm small-scale wildlife trade operation (DOCX - 100.3 KB)

About the wildlife trade operation

Approval of this wildlife trade operation allows wild-harvest and commercial export of native invertebrates from private properties in Queensland by the Australian Insect Farm, subject to conditions.

The wildlife trade operation was registered on 4 July 2018 and will be in force until 3 July 2021.