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
Davidson’s Plum (Davidsonia jerseyana) Recovery Plan
Western Australia
Western Swamp Tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) Recovery Plan
Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) Recovery Plan 2003-2013
Large-Fruited Tammin Wattle (Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. magna) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008
Hairy-Stemmed Zig-Zag Wattle (Acacia subflexuosa subsp. capillata) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008
Tangle Wattle (Acacia volubilis) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008
Swamp Starflower (Calytrix breviseta subsp. breviseta) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Matted Centrolepis (Centrolepis caespitosa) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2008
Whicher Range Dryandra (Dryandra squarrosa subsp. argillacea) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Blue Babe-In-The-Cradle Orchid (Epiblema grandiflorum var. cyaneum ms) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Eneabba Mallee (Eucalyptus impensa) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Meelup Mallee (Eucalyptus phylacis) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
White-Flowered Philotheca (Philotheca basistyla) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Northampton Midget Greenhood (Pterostylis Sp. Northampton) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
Mountain Villarsia (Villarsia calthifolia) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
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.