From the Government website.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Since the late 1990s, the white shark has been fully protected in Australia under Commonwealth and state legislation and is listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II (CITES, 2004a, 2004b, 2004c).
The white shark is listed as:
Commonwealth: Vulnerable and migratory under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) in 1999.
New South Wales: Vulnerable under Section 5, Part 1, Fisheries Management Act 1994, in 1999. This legislation also contains an exemption for accidental
catches in beach meshing.
Queensland: Protected under Schedule 78(1), Fisheries Act 1994 in 1997. This legislation also contains an exemption for accidental catches
in beach meshing.
South Australia: Protected under Schedule 42, Fisheries Act 1982 in 1998.
Tasmania: Protected under Schedule 135(2), Threatened Species Protection Act 1995, in 2000, Section 135(2), Living Marine Resources Management
Act 1995, in 1998 and declared vulnerable under the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 1996, in 2005.
Victoria: Protected under Schedule 71, Fisheries Act 1995, in 1998.
Western Australia: Listed as rare or likely to become extinct under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in 1999 and protected under Schedule 46 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994, in 1997.
