Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:2:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 4/14)
Character Range: 36516–39341

under the EPBC Act. A plan may be made by the Commonwealth or jointly with one or more states and territories in which the threatened species occurs, or with agencies of one or more of those states and territories. Part 13 of the EPBC Act describes the process, content and consultation required when making or varying a recovery plan. A recovery plan may apply to one or more threatened species.
The legislation requires the Commonwealth to implement a plan to the extent to which it applies in areas under Commonwealth control and responsibility. In addition, Commonwealth agencies must not take any action that contravenes a recovery plan. Where a plan applies outside Commonwealth areas in states and territories, the Commonwealth must seek the cooperation of the affected jurisdiction, with a view to jointly implementing the recovery plan.

Successive recovery plans have been implemented to support the recovery of threatened albatrosses and petrels since 2001. Each plan has provided for the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the listed threatened albatross and petrel species, so that the chances of long-term survival in nature of the affected species are maximised. Recovery plans made under the EPBC Act are subject to review within five years and sunset after 10 years. The recovery plan for threatened albatrosses and petrels will be the third recovery plan for these species under the EPBC Act, following the Recovery Plan for albatrosses and giant petrels made in 2001 (DEH 2001) and the National Recovery Plan for threatened albatrosses and giant petrels 2011–2016 made in 2011 (DSEWPC 2011a, 2011b).

2.2           Albatross and petrel species referred to in recovery plan
The taxonomy of albatrosses and petrels has benefited from a significant amount of new taxonomic information that has become available since the initial recovery plan for albatrosses and petrels. The recovery plan uses the taxonomy adopted by ACAP for a variety of reasons including its international standing, use of the most recent data, and review processes. The ACAP taxonomy is the same as that used by the IUCN for the Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2021) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
Table 1 indicates the relationship between the ACAP taxonomy, and the taxonomy used under the EPBC Act for the albatross and petrel species referred to in the recovery plan. The use of the ACAP taxonomy does not substantially or practically alter the protection, conservation and management actions contained in the plan.
Table 1: Albatross and petrel species referred to in the National Recovery Plan for albatrosses and petrels.
Nomenclature for albatross and petrel species referred to in the recovery plan  Threatened