Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00346:reg:2:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00346
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 20133–23348

loss of wetlands and to conserve, through wise use and management, those that remain. Spiny Rice-flower is recorded from sites where two Wetlands of International Importance are listed under the Ramsar Convention (Australian Ramsar Wetlands 2022) and thus fall under the international obligations of the treaty:
    * Port Phillip Bay (western shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula (the western water treatment plant at Werribee, Lake Borrie wetlands), and
    * Western District Lakes (numerous individuals along roadsides within the Ramsar area).
Australia is also a Party to the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (1982) to conserve biological diversity and promote sustainable development. The Spiny Rice-flower occurs in areas where urban development is expanding due to rapid human population growth. A sustainable development approach for the species is required to meet the international obligations of this treaty.
The species is not listed under the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

2.6                 Consultation
During the drafting process DCCEEW worked closely with key stakeholders. Consultation on the draft Recovery Plan brought together ideas from species and land management experts to outline the current status of knowledge, information gaps and potential management options.
During the life of the first Recovery Plan, the Pimelea spinescens Recovery Team reached out to a representative of the Wurundjeri Traditional Owners to provide updates and progress on recovery actions including the preparation of this Recovery Plan. The Recovery Team also has reached out to the representative from Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation to provide their insights on the draft Recovery Plan.

2.7                 Recovery Team
Recovery teams provide advice and assist in coordinating the implementation of Recovery Plans. The Pimelea spinescens Recovery Team, originally set up as the Pimelea working group in 2005, was formalised in 2007. The Pimelea spinescens Recovery Team is a group working towards achieving better conservation and management outcomes for Pimelea spinescens including Spiny Rice-flower. The current Recovery Team comprises representation from DEECA, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Parks Victoria (PV), Department of Transport and Planning (formerly called VicRoads), Trust for Nature (TfN), 27 local governments, six Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs), the Country Fire Authority (CFA), environmental and private sector consultancies, Landcare groups and researchers (universities and botanic gardens). The Pimelea spinescens Recovery Team is mainly supported by the Pimelea Conservation Trust (PCT) through TfN. PCT administers the funds in accordance with the Conservation Agreement between the Commonwealth and Multiplex Developments No: 8 Pty Ltd with TfN acting as Trustee (Trust for Nature 2014).
The Pimelea spinescens Recovery Team coordinated the implementation of the first National Recovery Plan of Spiny Rice-flower and will continue its role in providing advice and coordinating the implementation of this Recovery Plan.

2.8                 Affected