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Commonwealth of Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Section 269A
Instrument Revoking and Jointly Making Recovery Plans
I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment:
     (a)    pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby revoke the making of the following Commonwealth recovery plan:
     - Department of the Environment and Heritage (2005). Recovery Plan for the following species of handfish: Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus), Red handfish (Brachionichthys politus), Ziebell's handfish (Sympterichthys sp. [CSIRO #T6.01]), Waterfall Bay handfish (Sympterichthys sp. [CSIRO #T1996.01]). Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra
     (b)    under section 269A(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby jointly make a recovery plan with the Tasmanian Minister for the Environment, Parks and Heritage, the Hon. Matthew Groom, for the listed threatened species specified below, entitled "Department of the Environment (2015). Recovery Plan for Three Handfish Species. Department of the Environment, Canberra."
Listed Threatened Species
Brachionichthys hirsutus
Thymichthys politus
Brachiopsilus ziebelli

This instrument will come into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Dated this              4                 day of                February               2016
Matthew Groom
Matthew Groom
Minister for the Environment, Parks and Heritage (Tasmania)
Dated this             1st                  day of              March                 2016
Greg Hunt
Greg Hunt
Minister for the Environment (Commonwealth)

     Recovery Plan for

     Three Handfish Species

     Spotted handfish Brachionichthys hirsutus

     Red handfish Thymichthys politus

     Ziebell's handfish Brachiopsilus ziebelli

     December 2015
The Species Profile and Threats Database pages linked to this recovery plan is obtainable from:
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

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While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication.

Images credits
Cover page: Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) in the Derwent Estuary, Tasmania.
Back page: Red handfish (Thymichthys politus)