Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

A protection statement for a species or community or one or more parts of a species or community must include information about what must be protected in order to ensure the survival and recovery of the species or community, or the relevant parts of the species or community, in the wild.

A protection statement for a species or community or one or more parts of a species or community may also include:

information about impacts on the species or community, or a relevant part of the species or community, that would or would be likely to seriously impair the viability of the species or community or part of the species or community; or

information about critical habitat for the species or community, or a relevant part of the species or community; or

information about irreplaceable habitat for the species or community, or a relevant part of the species or community; or

information about whether payment of a restoration contribution charge should be available in relation to a residual significant impact that an action has, will have or is likely to have on the species or community or a relevant part of the species or community; or

any information the Minister considers relevant; or

any other information prescribed by the regulations.

A protection statement for a species or community or one or more parts of a species or community may also set out circumstances or factors that the Minister considers are relevant to the exercise of discretion (if applicable) by a decision maker in applying an environment law provision relevant to an impact on the species or community or part of the species or community.