Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities
139 Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities
In deciding whether or not to approve for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A the taking of an action, and what conditions to attach to such an approval, the Minister must not act inconsistently with:
Australia’s obligations under:
the Biodiversity Convention; or
the Apia Convention; or
CITES; or
a recovery plan or threat abatement plan.
If:
the Minister is considering whether to approve, for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A, the taking of an action; and
the action has or will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on a particular listed threatened species or a particular listed threatened ecological community;
the Minister must, in deciding whether to so approve the taking of the action, have regard to any approved conservation advice for the species or community.
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