Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

A biodiversity management programme is a document that provides for the conservation, protection and management of —

one or more native species (other than threatened species); or

one or more ecological communities (other than threatened ecological communities); or

one or more critical habitats; or

a combination of such species, communities and habitats.

Without limiting subsection (1), a biodiversity management programme may deal with one or more of the following matters —

threats to —

native species or populations of native species; or

an ecological community; or

a critical habitat;

the containment or eradication of species that are not indigenous to the State or the mitigation of the effect of such species;

the distribution or population size of native species in the State or a part of the State;

research and strategies relevant to biodiversity conservation;

the ecologically sustainable use of native species;

educational activities that promote an appreciation of biodiversity conservation values including the keeping, breeding and display of native species;

the mitigation, containment or eradication of nuisance or damage caused by native species;

the mitigation of danger posed by native species;

matters that are complementary to a recovery plan, interim recovery plan or biodiversity conservation agreement;

nature‑based tourism and recreation as defined in section 190.