Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:139
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 139
Character Range: 381454–382420

139  Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities
 (1) In deciding whether or not to approve for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A the taking of an action, and what conditions to attach to such an approval, the Minister must not act inconsistently with:
 (a) Australia's obligations under:
 (i) the Biodiversity Convention; or
 (ii) the Apia Convention; or
 (iii) CITES; or
 (b) a recovery plan or threat abatement plan.
 (2) If:
 (a) the Minister is considering whether to approve, for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A, the taking of an action; and
 (b) the action has or will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on a particular listed threatened species or a particular listed threatened ecological community;
the Minister must, in deciding whether to so approve the taking of the action, have regard to any approved conservation advice for the species or community.