EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Instrument under section 269A(7)
(Issued under the Authority of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage)
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act) places certain obligations on the Commonwealth to protect and conserve threatened species and ecological communities, and to ensure recovery plans are in force under the Act.
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure the following recovery plans are in force in accordance with s269A of the Act:
New South Wales
- Irenepharsus tryherus (Illawarra Irene) Recovery Plan
- Daphnandra sp. C ‘Illawarra’ (Illawarra Socketwood) Recovery Plan
- Zieria granulata (Illawarra Zieria) Recovery plan
Australian Capital Territory
4. Recovery Plan for Ginninderra Peppercress (Lepidium ginninderrense)
Northern Territory
5. National Multi-species Recovery Plan for the Carpentarian Antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus), Butler’s Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri), and Northern Hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo) 2004 - 2008
6. National Multi-species Recovery Plan for the Partridge Pigeon (eastern) (Geophaps smithii smithii), Crested Shrike-tit (northern) (Falcunculus frontatus whitei), Masked Owl (northern) (Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli) and the Masked Owl (Tiwi Islands) (Tyto novaehollandiae melvillensis) 2004 - 2008
The plans have been assessed and comply with s. 270 of the Act and r. 7.11 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000.
These plans provide for the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the listed threatened species so that its chances of long-term survival in nature are maximised. All plans were placed on public exhibition, as required under s. 277(1)(a) of the Act, and comments were invited from the public. All comments were taken into account in finalising the plans.
The information in these recovery plans enabled the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to recommend the adoption of these plans as required under s. 274 of the Act.
The recovery plans are available electronically from the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage at www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/recovery/index.html or from the Community Information Unit, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601 or by phoning on 1800 803 772.
This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
In accordance with section 273 (1A) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 these recovery plans came into force on the date specified in the instrument.
For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, the rights and liabilities of a person other than the Commonwealth have not been adversely affected by the retrospective commencement of the Plans.