Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:3:p2
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Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 2/14)
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and so on along lines that cross the country. So custodians in one place can make connections to custodians in other places. They do this through their responsibilities to look after the sites, songs and stories for the animals. Sharing these animals and their stories helps to connect people over thousands of kilometres (Walsh 2016).
The number of Indigenous names for the Greater Bilby highlights its importance for Aboriginal people across Australia. The name Bilby is derived from the Ullaroi language name – Bilba (Paltridge 2016). There are at least another twenty names used across Australia, with many of these names represented in this word cloud.

This is also symbolic of the collaborative approach that was taken to help develop this recovery plan, with more than 21 community groups and individuals from all over Australia contributing their time, knowledge and resources to the development of this plan over many years.
Photo: Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara Ranger Lena Long with Bilby Burrow. Rangelands NRM © Chris Curnow.

3.3                 Cultural status
The Greater Bilby is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act. The main factors that are the cause of the species being eligible for listing in the vulnerable category are that it is patchily distributed and has a small area of occupancy (reduced to 20 % of its former range (Southgate 1990)); the population size is estimated to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals and it is undergoing continual decline (Woinarski et al. 2014).
International, national and state conservation status of the Greater Bilby
Legislation                                                                    Conservation status
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth)   vulnerable
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (New South Wales)                           extinct
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland)                                      endangered
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (South Australia)                         vulnerable
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (Northern Territory)        vulnerable
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (Western Australia)                         vulnerable
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2013, international)                      endangered

3.4                 The Greater Bilby National Recovery Team
The Greater Bilby National Recovery Team (hereafter referred to as the recovery team) provides advice and assistance in coordinating actions described in recovery plans. It includes representatives from organisations with a direct interest in the recovery of the species, including those involved in funding and those participating in actions that support the recovery of the species. Members are committed to the conservation of the species and the achievement of recovery objectives and implementation of recovery strategies.
The recovery team provides advice and assists in coordinating the implementation of the recovery actions outlined in this recovery plan. The membership of this recovery team and associated subcommittees draws from a wide variety of individuals and organisations relevant to the conservation of the Greater Bilby, such as the Department of Climate Change, Energy,