Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01763:reg:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01763
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Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 1/2)
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3                  Conservation status

     3.1                Australian Government

The five species covered by this recovery plan are all listed either as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered under the EPBC Act (Table 1).

Table 1. Species status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Species common name   Scientific name   EPBC Status            Date of listing
*Largetooth sawfish   Pristis pristis   Vulnerable             16 July 2000
Green sawfish         Pristis zijsron   Vulnerable             7 March 2008
Dwarf sawfish         Pristis clavata   Vulnerable             20 October 2009
Speartooth shark      Glyphis glyphis   Critically endangered  16 October 2001
Northern river shark  Glyphis garricki  Endangered             16 October 2001

*The freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon) was relisted under its new name, the largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis) on the threatened species list established under the EPBC Act on 3 October 2013

     3.2                State and Territory status
All sawfish and river shark species covered in this recovery plan are also protected under state and territory legislation (Table 2). In state and territory jurisdictions, the taxonomy freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon) is still used. Pristis microdon is a synonym for Pristis pristis in the Australian Faunal Directory, therefore state protection is still complementary to and not in contradiction with national legislation.
Table 2. Protected species status in the states and the Northern Territory
Jurisdiction        Species                                                        Status
Northern Territory  Freshwater sawfish                                             Vulnerable under NT Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000
                    Green sawfish
                    Dwarf sawfish                                                  'no take' species under the NT Fisheries Act 1988 and Fisheries Regulations
                    Speartooth shark                                               Endangered under NT Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000
                                                                                   'no take' species under the NT Fisheries Act 1988 and Fisheries Regulations
                    Northern river shark

Queensland          Freshwater sawfish                                             Protected ('no take') species under the Queensland Fisheries Act 1994 and Fisheries Regulation 2008
                    Green sawfish                                                  All species also listed as 'High priority' under Queensland Back on Track species prioritisation framework
                    Dwarf sawfish
                    Speartooth shark

                    (Northern river sharks not present in Queensland waters)
Western Australia   Green sawfish                                                  Totally Protected Fish under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994
                                                                                   Protected fauna under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
                                                                                   Threatened under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, and ranked as Vulnerable
                                                                                   Totally Protected Fish under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994
                                                                                   Protected fauna under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

                    Freshwater sawfish
                    Dwarf sawfish
                    Northern river shark

                    (Speartooth shark not confirmed in Western Australian waters)
New South Wales     Green sawfish                                                  Presumed Extinct under Fisheries Management Act 1994

                    (other species not present in New South Wales waters)

     3.3                Non-legislative listing
The species covered under this recovery plan are also listed internationally under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS). Pristis microdon is a synonym for