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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)
Lepidochelys olivacea	Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Lamna nasus	Porbeagle	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Lamnidae	- / 2008
Lamna nasus	Porbeagle	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Lamnidae	- / 2008
Lagenorhynchus obscurus	Dusky Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1979
Lagenodelphis hosei	Fraser's Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1979
Isurus paucus	Longfin Mako Shark	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Lamnidae	- / 2008
Isurus oxyrinchus	Shortfin Mako Shark	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Lamnidae	- / 2008
Himantopus himantopus	Black-Winged Stilt	Aves	Charadriiformes	Recurvirostridae	- / 1979
Galeorhinus galeus	Tope Shark	Chondrichthyes	Carcharhiniformes	Triakidae	- / 2020
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Falconiformes	Falconidae	- / 1979
Eubalaena australis	Southern Right Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenidae	1979 / -
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Dugong dugon	Dugong, Sea Cow	Mammalia	Sirenia	Dugongidae	- / 1979
Diomedea exulans	Wandering Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Diomedea epomophora	Royal Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Diomedea antipodensis	Antipodean Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	2020 / 1997
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Dermochelidae	1979 / 1979
Danaus plexippus	Monarch Butterfly	Insecta	Lepidoptera	Danaidae	- / 1979
Crocodylus porosus	Salt-Water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile	Reptilia	Crocodylia	Crocodylidae	- / 1979
Chelonia mydas	Green Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1979 / 1979
Charadrius mongolus	Mongolian Plover, Lesser Sandplover	Aves	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	- / 1979
Charadrius leschenaultii	Greater Sandplover	Aves	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	- / 1979
Cetorhinus maximus	Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother)	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Cetorhinidae	2005 / 2005
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	1985 / 1979
Carcharodon carcharias	Great White Shark, White Shark	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Lamnidae	2002 / 2002