Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00459:clause:2_16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00459
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 16
Character Range: 613990–616269

16  Listed species or communities for which there are not already recovery plans

Scientific Committee to give the Minister 2 lists

(1) Within 6 months after the commencement time, the Scientific Committee must prepare and give to the Minister:
 (a) a written list (the Recovery Planning Action Commenced List) of all the species or communities in relation to which the following subparagraphs were satisfied immediately before the commencement time:
 (i) the species or community was a listed threatened species or a listed threatened ecological community;
 (ii) a recovery plan for the species or community had not yet been made;
 (iii) work on the development of a recovery plan for the species or community had started; and
 (b) a written list (the Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List) of all the species or communities in relation to which the following subparagraphs were satisfied immediately before the commencement time:
 (i) the species or community was a listed threatened species or a listed threatened ecological community;
 (ii) a recovery plan for the species or community had not yet been made;
 (iii) work on the development of a recovery plan for the species or community had not yet started.

Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List to specify time for provision of material to Minister

(2) The Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List must specify, for each species or community in the list, the time (the compliance time) by which the Scientific Committee will give the Minister material of the kind referred to in paragraphs 189(1B)(b) and (c) of the amended EPBC Act.

(3) The Minister may, in writing, direct the Scientific Committee to make a particular change to the compliance time specified in the Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List in relation to a particular species or community. The Scientific Committee must comply with the direction.

Lists etc. are not legislative instruments

(4) None of the following are legislative instruments:
 (a) the Recovery Planning Action Commenced List;
 (b) the Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List;
 (c) a direction under subitem (3).

(5) The Minister must publish the Recovery Planning Action Commenced List and the Recovery Planning Action Not Commenced List on the Internet.