Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00635:reg:1:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00635
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 17/23)
Character Range: 72589–80520

the community.                                                  Recovery Team
                                                                                                                                                  * Newsletter detailing recovery plan implementation produced and disseminated on at least an annual basis.      State agencies

    * On-ground actions
    Action                                                                                                                                          Priority  Performance Criteria                                                                                                                                                                               Responsible Agencies and potential partners  Indicative Cost
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4b  Maintain and support regent honeyeater operations groups.                                                                                       1             * Regent honeyeater operations groups maintained in key areas.                                                                                                                                 BirdLife Australia                           $125,000
                                                                                                                                                                  * Operations groups undertake regular regent honeyeater monitoring.                                                                                                                            Recovery Team
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4c  Continue to inform, support and encourage landholders and other community members to be involved in the conservation of the regent honeyeater.  2             * All landholders with regent honeyeater habitat are aware of the species and its management requirements and have been encouraged to manage their native woodland for biodiversity outcomes.  BirdLife Australian
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4d  Conduct community training and monitoring workshops.                                                                                            3             * Community training workshops undertaken detailing ways to restore regent honeyeater habitat and identify regent honeyeaters in the field.                                                    BirdLife Australian
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4e  Maintain captive exhibit to educate public.                                                                                                     2             * A captive exhibit of regent honeyeaters maintained with conservation themes.                                                                                                                 ZAA
                                                                                                                                                                  * Exhibit assessed for effectiveness in increasing understanding of regent honeyeaters conservation requirements.                                                                              BirdLife Australia
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8 Duration and cost
It is anticipated that the recovery process will not be achieved prior to the scheduled five year review of the recovery plan. The National Recovery Plan for the Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) will therefore remain in place until such time as the population of regent honeyeater has improved to the point at which the population no longer meets threatened species status under the EPBC Act.
The cost of implementation of this plan should be incorporated into the core business expenditure of the affected organisations and through additional funds obtained for the explicit purpose of implementing this recovery plan. It is expected that state and Commonwealth agencies will use this plan to prioritise actions to protect the species and enhance its recovery, and that projects will be undertaken according to agency priorities and available resources. Whilst only Priority 1 actions are costed in this recovery plan, this shouldn't deflect from any proposal to undertake Priority 2 or 3 actions. All actions are considered important steps towards ensuring the long-term survival of the species.
Table 3: Summary of high priority recovery actions and estimated costs in ($000's)
  (costs are for first five years of implementation and don't take into account inflation over time)
Action                                                                                                        Cost
Year 1                                                                                                        Year 2  Year 3      Year 4  Year 5  Total
Construct a spatial prioritisation model to determine suitable sites for habitat protection and restoration   50      -           -       -       -      50
Protect high quality/priority regent honeyeater habitat                                                       115     115         115     115     115    575
Rehabilitate degraded