Making a nomination
The current nomination period is now open and will close on 25 March 2010. Nominations made at present will be considered for the assessment period commencing 1 October 2010. The conservation themes for this assessment cycle are:
- heathlands and mallee woodlands, and
- terrestrial, estuarine and near-shore environments of Australia’s coasts.
Nominations consistent with these conservation themes are encouraged, however nominations outside the themes will also be considered for priority assessments.
Before submitting a nomination
Before you submit a nomination for a species, ecological community or key threatening process, please check to see if it is already listed in these current EPBC Act lists:
You may also contact the Department (see contact details below) to check if an item has previously been nominated.
To assist you in preparing your nomination, it is recommended that you read recent listing and conservation advice developed by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Recovery plans for threatened species and ecological communities may also be a useful information source.
- Listings since commencement of the EPBC Act
- Search conservation advices by NRM Region
- Recovery plans
Nomination forms and guidelines
These forms cover the requirements of the EPBC Regulations. Please use the following nomination forms and guidelines to prepare your nomination:
Threatened species nomination form
For adding or changing the category of a native species in the list of threatened species under the EPBC Act.
Threatened ecological community nomination form
For listing or changing the status of an ecological community under the EPBC Act.
Key threatening process nomination form
For adding a threatening process under the EPBC Act.
- Key threatening process nomination form (Word - 240 KB) | (RTF - 1.24 MB)
- Key threatening process nomination form - Part D (PDF - 58 KB) | (Word - 90 KB)
Submitting your nomination
Completed nominations may be lodged either electronically (preferred) or in hard copy. Where possible, hard copy submissions should be accompanied by an electronic copy on CD.
Electronically
epbc.nominations@environment.gov.au
Director, Species Listing Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
For further information, contact the Director, Species Listing Section:
- email: epbc.nominations@environment.gov.au
- telephone: 02 6274 2238
Quick links
Resources and databases
- Species Profile & Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Search conservation advices by NRM region
- Environmental reporting tool - (interactive map)
- Protected matters search tool
EPBC Act
EPBC Act lists
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