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:
Recovery Plans prepared by Queensland recommended for Adoption by the Minister:
1. Recovery plan for the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) 2004-2008
Recovery Plans prepared by Northern Territory recommended for Adoption by the Minister:
2. Recovery Plan for Slater’s Skink, (Egernia slateri) 2005-2010
Recovery Plans prepared by the South Australia recommended for Adoption by the Minister:
3. Recovery Plan for the South Australian subspecies of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus); 2005-2010
Recovery Plans prepared by the Western Australia recommended for Adoption by the Minister:
4. Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) Recovery Plan
5. Splendid Wattle (Acacia splendens Maslin & C.P.Elliott ms listed under the EPBC Act as Acacia sp. Dandaragan (S.van Leeuwen 269)) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
6. Irwin’s Conostylis (Conostylis dielsii subsp. teres) Interim Recovery Plan 2005-2009
7. Small Flowered Conostylis (Conostylis micrantha) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
8. Cumquat Eremophila (Eremophila denticulata subsp. trisulcata Chinnock ms) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
9. Scaly-butt Mallee (Eucalyptus leprophloia) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
10. Red Snakebush (Hemiandra gardneri) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
11. Salt Myoporum (Myoporum turbinatum) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
12. Chiddarcooping Myriophullum (Myriophullum lapidicola) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
13. Scaley-leaved Featherflower (Verticordia spicata subsp. squamosa) Interim Recovery Plan 2004-2009
14. Long-flowered Nancy (Wurmbea tubulosa) 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 s277(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 s274 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.