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Ratification status

CMS Instrument	Status	Status date	Notes
CMS	Party	01.09.1991
ACAP	Party	04.10.2001	Signature: 19.06.2001
IOSEA Marine Turtles	MOU Signatory	23.06.2001
Pacific Islands Cetaceans	MOU Signatory	15.09.2006
Dugong	MOU Signatory	31.10.2007
Sharks	MOU Signatory	04.02.2011

Official name	Commonwealth of Australia
Party number	037
Region	Oceania
Entry into force	September 1991

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Scientific name	Common name	Class	Order	Family	Appendix (App. I / App. II)
Stenella longirostris	Spinner Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1999
Tursiops aduncus	Indian or Bottlenose Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1979
Balaenoptera physalus	Fin Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenopteridae	2002 / 2002
Sousa chinensis	Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1991
Orcinus orca	Killer Whale, Orca	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1991
Phocoena dioptrica	Spectacled Porpoise	Mammalia	Cetacea	Phocoenidae	- / 1979
Lagenodelphis hosei	Fraser's Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1979
Balaenoptera edeni	Bryde's Whale, Tropical Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenopteridae	- / 2002
Eubalaena australis	Southern Right Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenidae	1979 / -
Stenella attenuata	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Bridled Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1999
Lagenorhynchus obscurus	Dusky Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1979
Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenopteridae	1979 / -
Orcaella brevirostris	Irrawaddy Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	2009 / 1991
Lepidochelys olivacea	Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Dermochelidae	1979 / 1979
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Natator depressus	Flatback Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	- / 1979
Chelonia mydas	Green Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1979 / 1979
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Antigone antigone	Sarus Crane	Aves	Gruiformes	Gruidae	- / 1979
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Falconiformes	Falconidae	- / 1979
Diomedea exulans	Wandering Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Procellaria cinerea	Grey Petrel	Aves	Procellariiformes	Procellaridae	- / 1999
Thalassarche chrysostoma	Grey-Headed Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Yellow-Nosed Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / -