Threat abatement plans
Threat abatement plans provide for the research, management, and any other actions necessary to reduce the impact of a listed key threatening process on native species and ecological communities. Implementing the plan should assist the long term survival in the wild of affected native species or ecological communities.
The Australian Government Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (the Minister), may decide whether to have a threat abatement plan for a threatening process in the list of key threatening processes established under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Making a decision to have a threat abatement plan
Within 90 days of listing a key threatening process the Minister must decide if a threat abatement plan should be made or adopted.
This decision is based on whether having and implementing a plan is the most 'feasible, effective and efficient way to abate the process'. The Minister will consult the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and interested government agencies before making this decision.
Making or adopting a threat abatement plan
If a threat abatement plan is needed one will be developed in accordance with the requirements specified in Section 271 of the EPBC Act and in Regulation 7.12.
Having decided to have a plan, before making or adopting the plan the Minister must consult widely. Consultation includes advertising and inviting comment on the plan during a specified period. In making a threat abatement plan regard must be had to the role and interests of Indigenous people in the conservation of Australia's biodiversity.
- Approved threat abatement plans
- Draft threat abatement plans open for public comment
- Invasive species threat abatement planning - consultation with Indigenous communities (PDF 30 KB) | (RTF 149 KB)
More information
For a comprehensive understanding of the provisions relating to threat abatement plans, you should refer directly to the:
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000
For general information about threat abatement plans contact the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Community Information Unit:
Email: ciu@environment.gov.au
Freecall: 1800 803 772
What's new
- Draft Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts on northern Australia's biodiversity by the five listed grasses
Comments close 21 November 2011
Public notices
Open for public comment under the EPBC Act:
- Comment on nominations
- Permits
- Recovery plans
- Referrals and assessments
- Threat abatement plans
- Wildlife trade applications
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- About the EPBC Act
- Critical habitat
- Key threatening processes
- Migratory species
- Recovery plans
- Species and communities under the EPBC Act
- Threat abatement plans
- Threatened ecological communities
- Threatened fauna
- Threatened flora
- Listings since commencement of the EPBC Act