Nominations of species, ecological community or threatening process
under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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).
Nomination and listing process
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.
The Minister considers the Proposed Priority Assessment List developed by the Committee and may make changes. The finalised priority assessment list (FPAL) is published on this web site and nominators will be notified of the outcome.
Nominations included in the FPAL 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.
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000
Making a nomination
The Minister establishes conservation 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 themes for the assessment period commencing 1 October 2010:
- Heathlands and mallee woodlands
The intention of this theme is to focus nominators’ attention on two major ecosystems that are under significant threat. Species and ecological communities associated with these ecosystems are presently underrepresented on the EPBC Act lists. - Terrestrial, estuarine and near-shore environments of Australia's coasts
The intention of this theme is to focus nominators’ attention on coastal areas subject to threats such as urban development and climate change.
Nominations consistent with these conservation themes are encouraged, but nominations outside the themes will also be considered for priority assessment.
For the assessment period commencing 1 October 2009, 18 nominations that met the conservation themes and 5 nominations that did not meet the conservation themes were included in the priority assessment list.
Nominations for the assessment period commencing 1 October 2010 may be submitted from 6 November 2009 until 5pm AEST on Thursday 25 March 2010. Nominations must be made using the nomination form and guidelines provided.
Important: Before you submit a nomination for a species, ecological community or key threatening process, please check to see if it is already listed by following the links to the current EPBC Act lists at:
Unsuccessful nominations
- Unsuccessful threatened fauna species nominations
- Unsuccessful threatened flora species nominations
- Unsuccessful threatened ecological community nominations
- Unsuccessful key threatening process nominations
Removed from the EPBC Act threatened list
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
Key
Links to another web site
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