Daphnandra sp. C Illawarra (Illawarra Socketwood) Recovery Plan
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), 2005
ISBN: 1 7412 2144 7
Appendix 8: Summary of advice from the NSW Scientific Committee
Under Section 66A of the TSC Act (1995), recovery plans must include a summary of any advice given by the NSW Scientific Committee, details of any amendments made to the plan to take account of that advice and a statement of reasons for any departure from that advice. The Scientific Committee’s comments on the draft Daphnandra sp. C ‘Illawarra’ Recovery Plan and details of the amendments made are tabled below.
| Section | Comment | Response |
|---|---|---|
| - | Replace NVC Act with NV Act | Amended |
| 5.2 | How certain is the identity of the Scarborough population? It is considerably disjunct. | No amendment necessary. The identity of the Scarborough population has been confirmed by Anders Bofeldt, Wollongong Botanic Gardens. |
| 6 | There is good distributional data in the plan but virtually no biological data. | No amendment necessary. All known biological data for the species is included in the plan. Actions 6.1 & 6.2 aim to improve knowledge of the biology and ecology of the species. |
| 8.3.5 | Deer damage is suspected but is not presently considered to be significant. What is the basis for saying it is not significant. | Amended. Substantial damage resulting from the grazing of feral deer was reported by a landholder subsequent to the draft recovery plan being placed on public exhibition. This has been acknowledged in the final plan. |
| Table 8 | Does the Mount Annan Botanic Gardens have the capacity, budget and resources to handle seed for all the threatened plants in NSW? | No amendment necessary. The DEC has committed in-kind funds to undertaking the longterm storage of seed of this species. |
| Table 8 | In light of DEC budget stringency, are the proposed budgets feasible? | No amendment necessary. The proposed budget is feasible provided that external funds can be secured to implement the actions identified in Table 8 as having ‘unsecured’ funds. |