Comment on nominations
You are invited to provide public comment on the below items to assist the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) with its assessment of whether the items are eligible for inclusion in an EPBC Act list of threatened species or ecological communities and, if eligible, the category in which they are eligible to be included.
Note that individual nominations may vary considerably in quality. Therefore, in addition to the information presented in the nominations, the Committee also takes into account published data and information from relevant experts when preparing advice for the Australian Government environment minister.
| Name | Nominated category | State/territory | Comment period is open until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | |||
| Species nominations | |||
| No items currently open for comment | |||
| Species undergoing status review | |||
| No items currently open for comment | |||
| State and Territory Partnership species* | |||
| Acriopsis javanica (pale chandelier orchid) | De-list | Qld | 19 September 2012 |
| Huperzia squarrosa (rock tassel-fern) | De-list | Qld | 19 September 2012 |
| Key threatening process nominations | |||
| No items currently open for comment | |||
| Ecological community nominations | |||
| Draft preliminary description of the Long Lowland Floodplain Rivers of the Macleay/MacPherson Overlap Ecological Community | Vulnerable | Qld, NSW | 9 February 2012 |
| Draft description of the Giant Kelp Forests of South East Australia Ecological Community | Endangered | Tas, Vic, SA | 18 January 2012 |
| Draft description of the Murray Valley Natural Grasslands of the southern Riverina Bioregion | Critically endangered | Vic, NSW | 23 December 2011 |
| Broad leaf tea–tree (Melaleuca viridiflora) woodlands in high rainfall coastal north Queensland ecological community | Endangered | Qld | 15 August 2011 |
* The Australian Government has partnership agreements with the states and territories to share information and align threatened species lists where appropriate. Through these agreements, species that are endemic to (i.e. only found in) a particular state or territory are assessed first in that state, prior to them being assessed nationally under a streamlined assessment process.
If you wish to comment on any of the above nominations, please send your comments, quoting the name, to:
Email: epbc.nominations@environment.gov.au
Mail:
Director, Species Listing Section
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: (02) 6274 2214
