Notice of Determination (2016-89) (NSW)

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 description of the species referred to below in Schedule 1 to the Act pursuant to section 36A (1) (a) of the Act (being an amendment that is necessary or desirable to reflect changes in the name of a species, or a reclassification of any such species into further species, as a result of taxonomic revision).

(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act is amended by inserting the following after the matter relating to Pygopodidae under the headings Animals, Vertebrates, Reptiles:

Diplodactylidae

Diplodactylus platyurus Parker, 1926 Eastern Fat-tailed Gecko

(b) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act is amended by omitting from the matter relating to Gekkonidae (under the headings Animals, Vertebrates, Reptiles):

Diplodactylus conspicillatus Lucas & Frost, 1897 Fat-tailed Diplodactylus

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

Dated, this 18th day of December 2015.

Dr Mark Eldridge

Chairperson of the Scientific Committee

Copies of determination and reasons
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
(b)	by contacting the Scientific Committee Unit, by post C/- Office of Environment and Heritage, PO Box 1967, Hurstville BC NSW 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.