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barrier. The EPBC Act already provides a regulatory framework for the protection of rainforest on Christmas Island, and one element of this is assessing potential impacts of proposed developments on the listed threatened species. These provisions have the potential to impact on economic activity, for example by adding additional obligations for industry and other development on the island in order to minimise impacts on listed species. This arises from the listing of the species under the EPBC Act invoking a range of protective provisions and offences where a population is to be affected. The magnitude of this potential impact is unknown, as it will vary with the location, size and extent of the activity, proposed or current. However, the plan will aid in determining what could be significant impacts on the Christmas Island Hawk-owl (through defining habitat critical to survival and developing a management plan outside the national park).

Biodiversity Benefits:
Protection of the habitat of the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl provides protection for numerous other listed species (Table 1). Community education targeted at this species will promote awareness of all the endemic forest birds and their conservation needs.

Table 1: Native species listed under the EPBC Act that will benefit from recovery actions listed in this plan (after Environment Australia 2002).
Taxon                                                       National Status
Tectaria devexa var. minor                                  E
Carmona retusa                                              V
Christmas Island Pipistrelle (e) Pipistrellus murrayi       E
Christmas Island Shrew 1 (e) Crocidura attenuata trichura   E
Christmas Island Blind Snake (e) Ramphotyphlops exocoeti    V
Christmas Island Gecko Lepidodactylus listeri               V
Christmas Island Goshawk (e) Accipiter fasciatus natalis    E MF
Abbott 's Booby (e) Papasula abbotti                        E M S J
Red-footed Booby Sula sula rubripes                         M S C J
Christmas Island Frigatebird (e) Fregata andrewsi           V M S C J
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor minor                       M S C J

Notes: (e)=species and subspecies endemic to the island
E Listed under the EPBC Act as Endangered
V Listed under the EPBC Act as Vulnerable
M Listed under the EPBC Act as a Migratory species
MF Within a family listed under the EPBC Act as Migratory
S Listed Marine species under the EPBC Act.
C Listed under China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement
J Listed under Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

Relationship to other plans
The Christmas Island National Park Management Plan is the strategic nature conservation document for the island. This recovery plan makes numerous recommendations in common with other recovery plans for Christmas Island threatened taxa. Opportunities for sharing resources and points shared in common with other recovery plans are identified in the implementation section of this plan.

Recovery Team
The Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Recovery Team should comprise on-island Parks Australia North staff, Shire of Christmas Island, an environment consultant, Department of