Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans (11/04/2005)

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:

Australian Capital Territory

1.                            Recovery Plan for Tuggeranong Lignum (Muehlenbeckia tuggeranong)
2.                            Recovery Plan for a sub-alpine herb (Gentiana baeuerlenii)

New South Wales

3.                               Beadle's Grevillea (Grevillea beadleana) Recovery Plan

4.                               Caladenia arenaria Fitzg. Recovery Plan

5.                               Grevillea caleyi R. Br. (Proteaceae) Recovery Plan

6.                               Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub Endangered Ecological Community Recovery Plan

7.                               Eastern (Freshwater) Cod (Maccullochella ikei) Recovery Plan

8.                               Ripple-leaf Muttonwood (Rapanea species A Richmond River) Recovery Plan

9.                               Nightcap Oak (Eidothea hardeniana) Recovery Plan

Northern Territory

10.                           Recovery Plan for the Golden Bandicoot Isoodon auratus and Golden-backed Tree-rat Mesembriomys macrurus 2004-2009

Western Australian

11.                           One-headed Smokebush (Conospermum densiflorum subsp. unicephalatum ) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

12.                           Three Springs Daviesia (Daviesia bursarioides) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

13.                           Morseby Range Drummondita (Drummondita ericoides) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

14.                           Paynes Find Mallee (Eucalyptus crucis subsp. praecipua) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

15.                           Dandaragan Mallee (Eucalyptus dolorosa) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

16.                           Spiral Flag (Patersonia spirafolia) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

17.                           Hughan’s Featherflower (Verticordia hughanii) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

18.                           Granite Featherflower (Verticordia Staminosa subsp. cylindracea Var. cylindracea) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009

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 their chances of long-term survival in nature are maximised. 

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. 

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 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.