Criteria for listing as key threatening process
35 Criteria for listing as key threatening process
A threatening process is eligible for listing as a key threatening process if —
the threatening process —
could cause a native species to become eligible for listing as a threatened species; or
could cause an ecological community to become eligible for listing as a threatened ecological community; or
could cause a threatened species or a threatened ecological community to become eligible for listing in another category representing a higher degree of endangerment; or
significantly contributes to the continuing decline of 2 or more threatened species or 2 or more threatened communities; or
significantly contributes to a native species becoming eligible for listing as a threatened species in the category of critically endangered species; or
significantly contributes to an ecological community becoming eligible for listing as a threatened ecological community in the category of critically endangered ecological community; or
significantly contributes to the continuing decline of a critically endangered species or a critically endangered ecological community; or
significantly contributes to the degradation of a critical habitat;
and
listing is otherwise in accordance with the ministerial guidelines.
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