Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Notice of Final Determination and Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act (2002-1014) [GG No 263 of 20.12.2002, p 10849] (NSW)

2002 No 1014

New South Wales

Notice of Final Determination and

Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act

under the

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 No 101

The Scientific Committee established under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 has, in pursuance of Division 3 of Part 2 of that Act, made a final determination to insert the following species of insect as endangered species in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act and, accordingly, that Schedule is amended as set out in Annexure “A” to this Notice:

Animals

Invertebrates

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Hesperiidae

Ocybadistes knightorum (Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994) Black Grass-dart
Butterfly

Nymphalidae

Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) Laced Fritillary or
Australian Fritillary

The final determination to insert these species in Part 1 of Schedule 1 has been made because the Scientific Committee is of the opinion that these species are likely to become extinct in nature in New South Wales unless the circumstances

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and factors threatening their survival or evolutionary development cease to

operate.

Copies of the final determination may be inspected during business hours at:

The National Parks Centre
102 George St
The Rocks

Sydney

and at Area Offices or Visitor Centres of the National Parks and Wildlife

Service.

Signed at Sydney, this 11th day of December 2002.

Dr Chris Dickman
Chairperson

Scientific Committee

Annexure “A”

Schedule 1 to the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 is amended by inserting in Part 1 under the heading “Animals” and the sub-headings “Invertebrates”, “Arthropoda”, “Insecta” and “Lepidoptera” and immediately before the sub-heading “Lycaenidae” the matter:

Hesperiidae

Ocybadistes knightorum (Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994) Black Grass-dart
Butterfly

Nymphalidae

Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) Laced Fritillary or
Australian Fritillary

BY AUTHORITY

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