Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056:reg:2022:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01056
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2022 (pt 6/13)
Character Range: 16660–20040

View of lightstation from Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse tower (© AMSA, 2017)
Fauna and flora
Situated within Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, the larger Cape Leeuwin (Doogalup) region is abundant in native flora and fauna. Taken from the Leeuwin-Naturaliste management plan (2015)[iii], the following species data has been sourced from faunal surveys taken within the national park:
       * 29 mammal species (including 4 species of bat)
       * 128 bird species
       * 11 frog species
       * 33 reptile species
       * 9 fish species
       * 54 invertebrate species
The following faunal species have been listed as threatened:
       * quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
       * western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii)
       * brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)
       * western ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis)
       * forest red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksia naso)
       * Baudin's cocktatoo (C. baudinii)
       * Carnaby's cockatoo (C. latirostris)
       * Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
       * Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
       * white-bellied frog (Geocrinia alba)
       * Balston's pygmy perch (Nannatherina balstoni)
       * western mud minnow (Galaxiella munda)
       * Cape Leeuwin freshwater snail (Austroassiminea letha)
       * Margaret River marron or hairy marron (Cherax tenuimanus)
       * Dunsborough borrowing crayfish (Engaewa reducta)
The Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park contains 1,577 native flora species of 198 families. The following floral species have been listed as rare under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (WA):
       * Banksia nivea
       * Scott River boronia (Boronia exilis)
       * Caladenia excels
       * Caladenia lodgeana
       * Dunsborough spider orchid (Caladenia viridescens)
       * Ironstone darwinia (Darwinia ferricola)
       * Eucalyptus phylacis
       * Grevillea brachstylis
       * Augusta kennedia (Kennedia lateritia)
       * Lambertia orbifolia
       * Naturaliste nancy (Wurmbea calcicola)
       * Diel's currant bush (Leptomeria dielsiana)
The Leeuwin-Naturaliste Capes Area Parks and Reserves Management Plan 81 was released in 2015 and contains further information on the biodiversity of the region.[iv]
Figure 6. AMSA Cape Leeuwin Map of Lease, 2018 (Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGA, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community)
2.3 Lease and ownership
AMSA holds a lease for the lighthouse from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (WA) (formerly the Department of Conservation and Land Management). The current lease was signed on 1 December 2000.
The AMSA lease consists of two parcels of land equalling a total surface area of 2,387m2:
•         Lot 1: 432m2
•         Lot 2: 1,955m2
(See Figure 6 for map of lease area).
Due to interest in the site from the general public, a tourism licence between AMSA and DBCA was signed on 1 December 2000. The licence permits the practice of tours inside the lighthouse tower.
2.4 Listings
The table below details the various heritage listings of the Cape Leeuwin Lightstation.
Register                              ID
Commonwealth Heritage List            1054164[v]
Register of the National Estate       9399
Western Australia Heritage Register   001045[vi]

2.5 Access
The Cape Leeuwin Lightstation can