Comment on listing assessment
Invitation to comment
You are invited to provide your views about:
- the eligibility Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus (Southern Long-nosed Potoroo) for inclusion on the EPBC Act threatened species list; and
- the necessary conservation actions for the above subspecies.
The views of experts, stakeholders and the general public are welcome. Responses can be provided by any interested person.
Anyone may nominate a native species, ecological community or threatening process for listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or for a transfer of an item already on the list to a new listing category. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) undertakes the assessment of species to determine eligibility for inclusion in the list of threatened species and provides its recommendation to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment.
How can I get involved?
Read the consultation documents
Consultation on Species Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus (Southern Long-nosed Potoroo) (PDF - 959.62 KB)
Consultation on Species Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus (Southern Long-nosed Potoroo) (DOCX - 955.75 KB)
Send your comments
Responses to are to be provided in writing either by email to: species.consultation@environment.gov.au
or by mail to:
The Director
Bushfire Affected Species Assessments Section
Protected Species and Communities Branch
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
PO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Responses are required to be submitted by 9 August 2021
Privacy notice
The Department will collect, use, store and disclose the personal information you provide in a manner consistent with the Department’s obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Department’s Privacy Policy.
Any personal information that you provide within, or in addition to, your comments in the threatened species assessment process may be used by the Department for the purposes of its functions relating to threatened species assessments, including contacting you if we have any questions about your comments in the future.
Further, the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have agreed to share threatened species assessment documentation (including comments) to ensure that all States and Territories have access to the same documentation when making a decision on the status of a potentially threatened species. This is also known as the ‘common assessment method’. As a result, any personal information that you have provided in connection with your comments may be shared between Commonwealth, State or Territory government entities to assist with their assessment processes.
The Department’s Privacy Policy contains details about how respondents may access and make corrections to personal information that the Department holds about the respondent, how respondents may make a complaint about a breach of an Australian Privacy Principle, and how the Department will deal with that complaint. A copy of the Department’s Privacy Policy is available at: http://environment.gov.au/privacy-policy .
Information about this consultation process
Responses to this consultation can be provided electronically or in hard copy to the contact addresses provided above. All responses received will be provided in full to the Committee and then to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment.
In providing comments, please provide references to published data where possible. Should the Committee use the information you provide in formulating its advice, the information will be attributed to you and referenced as a ‘personal communication’ unless you provide references or otherwise attribute this information (please specify if your organisation requires that this information is attributed to your organisation instead of yourself). The final advice by the Committee will be published on the department’s website following the listing decision by the Minister.
Information provided through consultation may be subject to freedom of information legislation and court processes. It is also important to note that under the EPBC Act, the deliberations and recommendations of the Committee are confidential until the Minister has made a final decision on the nomination, unless otherwise determined by the Minister.