Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:2:p7
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Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 7/14)
Character Range: 48790–51868

significance during the life of the recovery plan, and there is now particular concern about the threat posed by marine plastics to seabirds in the Tasman Sea (Wilcox et al. 2015), an area of high abundance for Australia's albatross and petrel species. The understanding of the potential effects of climate change, particularly concerning the endemic Shy Albatross (Thomson et al. 2015), has also increased during the life of the plan. This threat will likely assume greater significance in future for all species covered by this plan.
The Review concluded that a recovery plan for albatrosses and petrels should remain until such time as populations of affected threatened species breeding and/or foraging in Australia's jurisdiction have improved to the point where the populations are considered secure. The Review considered that the preponderance of key threats to albatross and petrel species remained, with the important exception of feral pest rabbit and rodent species on Macquarie Island that had been eradicated within the life of the existing plan. The potential scope and scale of marine debris including mircoplastics as a conservation threat had increased in light of improved information, however their effects on albatrosses and petrels at the population level would require further research.
The Review considered that an updated recovery plan should include objectives and actions that were 'SMART' (specific, measureable, achievable, realistic and timely) and be designed to advance the recovery of threatened albatross and petrel species over the longer term, in line with timeframes for population-level changes to be detected. The Review considered that additional species should be included encompassing those petrel species breeding and foraging in Australian jurisdiction that are listed under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. The Review concluded that a Recovery Team should be established to discuss implementation and effectiveness of recovery plan actions. The establishment, governance and terms of reference, participation, and frequency of meetings of this forum should be consistent with those for recovery teams for threatened species.
The outcomes of the Review have informed the development of this recovery plan with objectives and actions building upon previous recovery efforts.

2.4           Legal framework
Domestic legal frameworks
Commonwealth and state legislation affords protection to threatened albatrosses and petrels in Australia. The species referred to in this recovery plan may be listed as threatened under one or more relevant statutes of the Commonwealth, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland:
    * Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
    * Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (WA)
    * National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA)
    * Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic)
    * Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tas)
    * Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW)
    * Nature Conservation Act 1992