Notice of Determination (2011-619) (NSW)

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New South Wales

Notice of Determination

under the

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

The Scientific Committee established under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 has made a determination to amend the descriptions of certain ecological communities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) below pursuant to section 36A (1) (b) of the Act (being amendments or omissions that are necessary or desirable to correct any minor error or omission), and, accordingly:

(a)	Part 3 of Schedule 1 is amended as follows:
(i) Omit the matter relating to Acacia loderi Shrublands and insert instead:

Acacia loderi Shrublands (as described in the determination of the
Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(ii)      Omit the matter relating to Allocasuarina luehmannii Woodland in the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions and insert instead:

Allocasuarina luehmannii Woodland in the Riverina and
Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

(iii)      Omit the matter relating to Artesian Springs Ecological Community and insert instead:

Artesian Springs Ecological Community (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of

Part 2)

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(iv)      Omit the matter relating to Brigalow within the Brigalow Belt South, Nandewar and Darling Riverine Plains Bioregions and insert instead:

Brigalow within the Brigalow Belt South, Nandewar and Darling
Riverine Plains Bioregions (as described in the determination of the
Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(v)      Omit the matter relating to Brigalow-Gidgee woodland/shrubland in the Mulga Lands and Darling Riverine Plains Bioregions and insert instead:

Brigalow-Gidgee woodland/shrubland in the Mulga Lands and
Darling Riverine Plains Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

(vi)      Omit the matter relating to Cadellia pentastylis (Ooline) community in the Nandewar and Brigalow Belt South bioregion and insert instead:

Cadellia pentastylis

(Ooline) community in the Nandewar and of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(vii)      Omit the matter relating to Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions and insert instead:

Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(viii)      Omit the matter relating to Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the New South Wales North Coast Bioregion and insert instead:

Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the New South Wales North Coast
Bioregion (as described in the determination of the Scientific
Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

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(ix)      Omit the matter relating to Coastal Saltmarsh in the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions and insert instead:

Coastal Saltmarsh in the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney
Basin and South East Corner Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

(x)      Omit the matter relating to Fuzzy Box Woodland on alluvial soils of the South Western Slopes, Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions and insert instead:

Fuzzy Box Woodland on alluvial soils of the South Western Slopes,
Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions (as
described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under
Division 5 of Part 2)

(xi)      Omit the matter relating to Halosarcia lylei low open-shrubland in the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion and insert instead:

Halosarcia lylei low open-shrubland in the Murray Darling
Depression Bioregion (as described in the determination of the
Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(xii)      Omit the matter relating to Howell Shrublands in the New England Tableland and Nandewar Bioregions and insert instead:

Howell Shrublands in the New England Tableland and Nandewar
Bioregions (as described in the determination of the Scientific
Committee under Division 5 of Part 2 published in the Gazette on
2 December 2011)

(xiii)      Omit the matter relating to Hunter Lowland Redgum Forest in the Sydney Basin and New South Wales North Coast Bioregions and insert instead:

Hunter Lowland Redgum Forest in the Sydney Basin and New
South Wales North Coast Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

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(xiv)      Omit the matter relating to Littoral Rainforest in the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions and insert instead:

Littoral Rainforest in the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney
Basin and South East Corner Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

(xv)      Omit the matter relating to Lowland Grassy Woodland in the South East Corner Bioregion and insert instead:

Lowland Grassy Woodland in the South East Corner Bioregion (as
described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under
Division 5 of Part 2)

(xvi)      Omit the matter relating to Lowland Rainforest in the NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin Bioregions and insert instead:

Lowland Rainforest in the NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin
Bioregions (as described in the determination of the Scientific
Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(xvii)      Omit the matter relating to Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain in the New South Wales North Coast Bioregion and insert instead:

Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain in the New South Wales North Coast Bioregion (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(xviii)      Omit the matter relating to McKies Stringybark/Blackbutt Open Forest in the Nandewar and New England Tableland Bioregions and insert instead:

McKies Stringybark/Blackbutt Open Forest in the Nandewar and
New England Tableland Bioregions (as described in the
determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

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(xix)      Omit the matter relating to Native Vegetation on Cracking Clay Soils of the Liverpool Plains and insert instead:

Native Vegetation on Cracking Clay Soils of the Liverpool Plains
(as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under
Division 5 of Part 2)

(xx)      Omit the matter relating to New England Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica) Woodland on Basalts and Sediments in the New England Tableland Bioregion and insert instead:

New England Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica) Woodland on Basalts and Sediments in the New England Tableland Bioregion (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under

Division 5 of Part 2)

(xxi)      Omit the matter relating to Semi-evergreen Vine Thicket in the Brigalow Belt South and Nandewar Bioregions and insert instead:

* Semi-evergreen Vine Thicket in the Brigalow Belt South and

Nandewar Bioregions (as described in the determination of the
Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(xxii)      Omit the matter relating to Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest and insert instead:

* Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest (as described in the

determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of
Part 2)

(xxiii)      Omit the matter relating to Themeda grassland on seacliffs and coastal headlands in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions and insert instead:

Themeda grassland on seacliffs and coastal headlands in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

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(xxiv)      Omit the matter relating to Upland Wetlands of the Drainage Divide of the New England Tableland Bioregion and insert instead:

Upland Wetlands of the Drainage Divide of the New England Tableland Bioregion (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(xxv)      Omit the matter relating to White Box Yellow Box Blakely’s Red Gum Woodland and insert instead:

* White Box Yellow Box Blakely’s Red Gum Woodland (as

described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under
Division 5 of Part 2)

(xxvi)      Omit the matter relating to White Gum Moist Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion and insert instead:

White Gum Moist Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion (as described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under Division 5 of Part 2)

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 1A is amended by omitting the matter relating to Marsh Club-rush Sedgeland in the Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion and inserting instead:

Marsh Club-rush Sedgeland in the Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion (as
described in the determination of the Scientific Committee under

Division 5 of Part 2)

This Notice commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

Dated, this 24th day of November 2011.

Dr Richard Major

Chairperson of the Scientific Committee

Copies of determination
Copies of the determination and the reasons for it are available to members of the public (free of charge) as follows:

(a) on the Internet at

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(b)	by contacting the Scientific Committee Unit by post C/- Office of Environment and Heritage, PO Box NSW 1967, Hurstville BC 1481, by telephone [phone] or by facsimile [phone],
(c)	in person at the Office of Environment and Heritage Information Centre, Level 14, 59–61 Goulburn St, Sydney.

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