For the purposes of sections 48(3), 48A(2), 53(2) and 53A(2) of the Act, the relevant decision maker must take into account the following criteria—
(a)the objectives of the Act;
(b)the category of threat, if any, that applies to the taxon of flora or fauna;
(c)any relevant actions statement, critical habitat determination, habitat conservation order, management plans or public authority management agreement made under the Act;
(d)the acceptability of impacts on the taxon of the relevant flora or fauna, including the following—
(i)any long and short-term impact;
(ii)any beneficial and detrimental impact;
(iii)any direct or indirect impact;
(iv)any cumulative impact;
(v)the impact of any potentially threatening process;
(e)any possible social and economic effect that the issuing of the licence or permit or the giving of an authorisation, as the case requires, may have.
Note
Sections 48, 48A, 53 and 53A of the Act include restrictions on the issuing of a licence or permit or the giving of an authorisation.