s 18

Actions with significant impact on listed threatened species or endangered community prohibited without approval

In force

Species that are extinct in the wild

(1)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the extinct in the wild category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the extinct in the wild category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

Critically endangered species

(2)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the critically endangered category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the critically endangered category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

Endangered species

(3)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the endangered category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the endangered category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

Vulnerable species

(4)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the vulnerable category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the vulnerable category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

Critically endangered communities

(5)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the critically endangered category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the critically endangered category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

Endangered communities

(6)

A person must not take an action that:

(a)

has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the endangered category; or

(b)

is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the endangered category.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

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