❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of nominations received under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 for listing, amending, or repealing threatened species, ecological communities, and threatening processes between 2017-2021. The answer reveals very few nominations were received.
AnsweredQoN 443Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Under s.38 of the Biodiversity Conservation
Act 2016 , a person may nominate to the Minister a native species or
ecological community for listing as threatened in a particular category;
or nominate to amend, repeal a listing; or nominate a threatening process for listing, and I ask: (a) how many nominations have been received for listing of a threatened
species in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (b) how many nominations have been received for listing of a threatened
ecological community in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (c) How many nominations have been received for listing of a threatening
process in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (d) how many nominations have been received for amending or repeal of a
listed threatened species in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; and (e) how many nominations have been received for amending or repeal of listed
threatened ecological community in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21?
Act 2016 , a person may nominate to the Minister a native species or
ecological community for listing as threatened in a particular category;
or nominate to amend, repeal a listing; or nominate a threatening process for listing, and I ask: (a) how many nominations have been received for listing of a threatened
species in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (b) how many nominations have been received for listing of a threatened
ecological community in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (c) How many nominations have been received for listing of a threatening
process in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; (d) how many nominations have been received for amending or repeal of a
listed threatened species in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21; and (e) how many nominations have been received for amending or repeal of listed
threatened ecological community in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; and (iv) 2020-21?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 February 2022
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
8 days
(a)
(i) None.
(ii) 1
(iii) None.
(iv) 2
(b)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(c)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(d)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(e)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(i) None.
(ii) 1
(iii) None.
(iv) 2
(b)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(c)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(d)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(e)
(i) None.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
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