Threatened Species and threatened ecological communities
Any person may nominate a native species, ecological community or threatening process for listing under any of the categories specified in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
An overview of the nomination and listing process is provided in the nomination process flowchart.
An invitation to nominate is extended by the Minister each year ahead of a new assessment cycle. Nominations submitted within the advertised invitation period and that satisfy the EPBC Regulations are forwarded to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, who prepare a Proposed Priority Assessment List of nominations for consideration by the Minister.
For further information on the Proposed Priority Assessment List read:
The Minister considers the Proposed Priority Assessment List developed by the Committee and may make changes. The Finalised Priority Assessment List is published on this website and nominators will be notified of the outcome.
Nominations included in the Finalised Priority Assessment List are assessed by the Committee within the time frame set by the Minister. The Committee will invite public and expert comment on these nominations during the assessment period.
The Committee’s advice is forwarded to the Minister, who decides whether the species, ecological community or key threatening process is eligible for listing under the EPBC Act.
For a comprehensive understanding of the provisions relating to nominations and listing, please refer directly to the EPBC Act and Regulations.
The Minister establishes conservations themes for specific assessment periods. The purpose of conservation themes is to indicate the type of nominations that the Minister considers should be given priority in relation to a specific assessment period. The Minister established the following conservation theme/s for the assessment period commencing 1 October 2009:
Nominations for this assessment period are now open and will close on the 26th March 2009.
For instructions on how to make a nomination and to download a nomination form see: Make a nomination. Before you submit a nomination for a species, ecological community or threatening process please check to see if it is already listed, or has previously be considered for listing, by following the current 'EPBC Act lists' available at the top of this page and the links below.
