Inclusion of species in the list of threatened species under section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (02/09/2005)

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

Instrument under section 184(1)

 

(Issued under the Authority of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage)

 

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) places certain obligations on the Commonwealth to protect and conserve threatened species and ecological communities, and recognise, and where possible, abate key threatening processes listed on the list of threatened species, ecological communities and key threatening processes under the EPBC Act.

 

The purpose of this instrument is to amend the list of threatened species under the EPBC Act in accordance with s184 by:

 

deleting from the list in the Endangered category

  • Epacris acuminata (Coral Heath)
  • Cullen parvum (Small Scurf-pea, Small Psoralea)

 

deleting from the list in the Vulnerable category

  • Carmona retusa (Carmona), a plant

 

including in the list in the Endangered category

  • Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri (Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges))

 

including in the list in the Vulnerable category

  • Epacris acuminata (Coral Heath)

 

as recommended by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee), having regard to the definition of critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species in s179 of the EPBC Act.

 

The Committee’s recommendations are as follows:

 

Epacris acuminata (Coral Heath)

The evidence presented in the nomination and submitted by experts enabled the Committee to judge that the Coral Heath is eligible for listing as vulnerable under the EPBC Act. The species met the criteria in the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations (Part 7, Division 7.1 and 7.2). In particular, one of the criteria for listing as vulnerable has been met. This is:

 

Criterion 4: The estimated total number of mature individuals is extremely low, very low or low or the population is very small or restricted (e.g. the population has a very restricted area of occupancy).

 

On this basis, the Committee recommends that the species be listed as vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

 

On the basis of the advice of the Committee, I am satisfied that Epacris acuminata (Coral Heath) is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category.

 

In deciding to include this species in the list, I did not consider any matter that does not relate to the survival of this species.

 

Cullen parvum (Small Scurf-pea, Small Psoralea)

The evidence presented in the nomination and submitted by experts enabled the Committee to judge that the Small Scurf-pea is not eligible for listing under the EPBC Act. The species did not meet any criteria in the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations (Part 7, Division 7.1 and 7.2).

 

On this basis, the Committee recommends that the species be deleted from the endangered category under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

 

On the basis of the advice of the Committee, I am satisfied that the Small Scurf-pea is not eligible to be included in any category.

 

In deciding to delete this species from the list, I did not consider any matter that does not relate to the survival of this species.

 

Carmona retusa (Carmona), a plant

The evidence presented in the nomination and submitted by experts enabled the Committee to judge that Carmona retusa is not eligible for listing under the EPBC Act. The species did not meet any criteria in the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations (Part 7, Division 7.1 and 7.2).

 

On this basis, the Committee recommends that the species be deleted from the vulnerable category under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

 

On the basis of the advice of the Committee, I am satisfied that Carmona retusa is not eligible to be included in any category.

 

In deciding to delete this species from the list, I did not consider any matter that does not relate to the survival of this species.

 

Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri (Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges))

The evidence presented in the nomination and submitted by experts enabled the Committee to judge that the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges) is eligible for listing as endangered under the EPBC Act. The species met the criteria in the EPBC Act and EPBC Regulations (Part 7, Division 7.1 and 7.2). In particular, one of the criteria for listing as endangered has been met. This is:

 

Criterion 2: Its geographic distribution is precarious for the survival of the species and is very restricted, restricted or limited.

 

On this basis, the Committee recommends that the species be listed as endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

 

On the basis of the advice of the Committee, I am satisfied that the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is eligible to be included in the endangered category.

 

In deciding to include this species in the list, I did not consider any matter that does not relate to the survival of this species.

 

This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

 

The instrument commenced on the day after it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

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