Criteria for listing as key threatening process

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A threatening process is eligible for listing as a key threatening process if —

(a)

the threatening process —

(i)

could cause a native species to become eligible for listing as a threatened species; or

(ii)

could cause an ecological community to become eligible for listing as a threatened ecological community; or

(iii)

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

(iv)

significantly contributes to the continuing decline of 2 or more threatened species or 2 or more threatened communities; or

(v)

significantly contributes to a native species becoming eligible for listing as a threatened species in the category of critically endangered species; or

(vi)

significantly contributes to an ecological community becoming eligible for listing as a threatened ecological community in the category of critically endangered ecological community; or

(vii)

significantly contributes to the continuing decline of a critically endangered species or a critically endangered ecological community; or

(viii)

significantly contributes to the degradation of a critical habitat;

and

(b)

listing is otherwise in accordance with the ministerial guidelines.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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