This Act, consisting of 62 sections divided into six Parts and completed by five Schedules, provides for the management and protection of threatened native flora and fauna. The Act provides for the establishment of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and defines its functions which include to advise the Minister and the Secretary on the listing and de-listing of taxa of flora and fauna. The Secretary of the department shall be responsible for: preparing a threatened species strategy; determining critical habitats; making recovery plans for any listed taxon of flora and fauna; preparing threat abatement plans; and making land management plans for the purpose of protecting a listed taxon of flora and fauna. The Act provides Schedules of taxa that have different degrees of threatened status. It also establishes mechanisms for the listing and delisting of taxa. The Act further provides for: interim protection orders; establishment of the Threatened Species Fund; powers of authorized officers; offences and penalties; etc. Amendments deal with Schedules 4 and 5 on Taxa of Native Flora and Fauna which are Vulnerable and Rare.
أستراليا · 1995-11-14