Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The Minister must cause reviews of each protection statement to be undertaken in accordance with this section.

The first review of a protection statement must commence within 5 years of the day on which the protection statement commences.

Subsequent reviews of a protection statement for a species or community or one or more parts of a species or community must commence:

if the Minister makes or varies a recovery plan for the species or community or a relevant part of the species or community—when the recovery plan is made or varied; and

if the Minister approves a conservation advice or changes an approved conservation advice for the species or community or a relevant part of the species or community—when the conservation advice is approved or changed; and

in all cases—within 5 years after the day on which a report of the previous review of the protection statement is given to the Minister under subsection (5).

A review of a protection statement must consider:

the matters prescribed by the regulations; and

any other matter specified by the Minister in writing.

The person conducting a review of a protection statement must give a written report of the review to the Minister within:

12 months after the day the review is commenced; or

a longer period determined in writing by the Minister.

The Minister must publish the report on the Department’s website as soon as practicable after the report is given to the Minister.

An instrument mentioned in paragraph (4)(b) is not a legislative instrument.