Senator WHISH-WILSON (Tasmania) (16:28): I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the speartooth shark (Glyphisglyphis) is listed as critically endangered; and three species of sawfish (Pristispristis, Pristiszijsron, and Pristisclavata) are listed as vulnerable on the EnvironmentProtectionandBiodiversityConservationAct1999 List of Threatened Fauna, and these species are also listed as globally endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, (ii) the Commonwealth Government's Sawfish and River Sharks Multispecies Recovery Plan identifies fishing activities, including by-catch, as a threat to sawfish and the speartooth shark, (iii) all habitat where these species have been recorded in the Gulf of Carpentaria is considered critical to the survival of these species, and habitat critical to the survival of these species overlaps with commercial net fishing activity, (iv) the Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fin Fish Fishery (GoCIFFF) is a Queensland managed commercial fishery, (v) the Queensland Government's Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027 outlines its commitment to the reform of fisheries management, and (vi) the Minister for the Environment is currently considering the ecological sustainability of the GoCIFFF for export approval; and (b) calls on the Minister for the Environment to ensure that, should the fishery be re-accredited for export approval, time-bound conditions are attached to protect these species, including: (i) a requirement to ensure an independent observer and monitoring program is implemented by January 2020, and (ii) the introduction of fishery management measures to reduce capture of sawfish and speartooth sharks in areas of critical habitat.