Comments on this assessment closed 27 July 2022. The text and documents below remain available for reference only.
Comment on Listing Assessments
Invitation to comment
You are invited to provide your views and supporting reasons in relation to the eligibility of the little tern for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) threatened species list and necessary conservation actions for the species. In order for the EPBC Act list of threatened species to be seen as the authoritative list for the country, it is important that it reflect the true state of the Australian biota.
Anyone may nominate a native species, ecological community or threatening process for listing under the 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 documents
Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions – Sternula albifrons (PDF 232 KB)
Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions – Sternula albifrons (DOCX 76 KB)
Draft Conservation Advice and Listing Assessment – Sternula albifrons (PDF 1.2 MB)
Draft Conservation Advice and Listing Assessment – Sternula albifrons (DOCX 720 KB)
Send your comments
The views of experts, stakeholders and the general public are welcome. Responses can be provided by any interested person.
Responses are required to be submitted by 27 July 2022.
Responses are to be provided in writing either by email to: species.consultation@awe.gov.au
or by mail to:
The Director
Migratory Species Section
Biodiversity Conservation Division
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
PO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
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