Specific eligibility criteria for listing threatened species
4.4 Specific eligibility criteria for listing threatened species
A species is eligible to be listed as a critically endangered species if, in the opinion of the Scientific Committee, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in Australia in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations.
A species is eligible to be listed as an endangered species if, in the opinion of the Scientific Committee—
it is facing a very high risk of extinction in Australia in the near future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations, and
it is not eligible to be listed as a critically endangered species.
A species is eligible to be listed as a vulnerable species if, in the opinion of the Scientific Committee—
it is facing a high risk of extinction in Australia in the medium-term future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations, and
it is not eligible to be listed as an endangered or critically endangered species.
If a species is not eligible to be listed in any category in accordance with this section on the basis of the risk of extinction in Australia, then it is eligible to be listed in accordance with this section on the basis of the risk of extinction in New South Wales.
The regulations may make provision in connection with the separate listing of threatened species and populations of those species.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
, The regulations may make
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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