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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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Pristis pristis	Largetooth Sawfish	Chondrichthyes	Rhinopristiformes	Pristidae	2014 / 2014
Pristis clavata	Dwarf Sawfish	Chondrichthyes	Rhinopristiformes	Pristidae	2014 / 2014
Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	Aves	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	- / 1979
Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	Aves	Ciconiiformes	Threskiornithidae	- / 1985
Physeter macrocephalus	Sperm Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	2002 / 2002
Phoebetria palpebrata	Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Phoebetria fusca	Sooty Albatross	Aves	Procellariiformes	Diomedeidae	- / 1997
Phocoena dioptrica	Spectacled Porpoise	Mammalia	Cetacea	Phocoenidae	- / 1979
Orcinus orca	Killer Whale, Orca	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	- / 1991
Orcaella brevirostris	Irrawaddy Dolphin	Mammalia	Cetacea	Delphinidae	2009 / 1991
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	Aves	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	- / 1979
Numenius madagascariensis	Far Eastern Curlew	Aves	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	2011 / 1979
Natator depressus	Flatback Turtle	Reptilia	Testudinata	Cheloniidae	- / 1979
Mobula thurstoni	Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Mobula tarapacana	Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Mobula japanica	Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Mobula eregoodootenkee	Pygmy Devil Ray, Longhorned Devil Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Milvus migrans	Black Kite	Aves	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	- / 1979
Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale	Mammalia	Cetacea	Balaenopteridae	1979 / -
Manta birostris	Manta Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2011 / 2011
Manta alfredi	Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Macronectes halli	Northern Giant Petrel	Aves	Procellariiformes	Procellaridae	- / 1999
Macronectes giganteus	Southern Giant Petrel	Aves	Procellariiformes	Procellaridae	- / 1999
Limosa limosa	Black-Tailed Godwit	Aves	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	- / 1979
Limicola falcinellus	Broad-Billed Sandpiper	Aves	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	- / 1979