Comments on this assessment closed 26 September 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 about:
- the eligibility of two species assessed by the New South Wales Government using the Common Assessment Method for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened species:
- Draft listing assessment — Amytornis striatus howei (Murray Mallee grasswren) (PDF - 465 KB)
- Draft listing assessment — Amytornis striatus howei (Murray Mallee grasswren) (DOCX - 105 KB)
- Draft listing assessment — Amytornis striatus striatus (Mukarrthippi grasswren) (PDF - 474 KB)
- Draft listing assessment — Amytornis striatus striatus (Mukarrthippi grasswren) (DOCX - 135 KB)
- the necessary conservation actions for the above species.
Anyone may nominate a native species, ecological community or key threatening process for listing, transfer to a new category, or deletion from the threatened species list under the EPBC Act. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) undertakes the assessment of species to determine eligibility for inclusion on the list of threatened species and provides its recommendation to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water.
How can I get involved?
Read the consultation document
Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions – two species assessed by New South Wales (PDF – 214 KB)
Consultation Document on Listing Eligibility and Conservation Actions – two species assessed by New South Wales (DOCX – 102 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 26 September 2022.
Responses are to be provided in writing either by email to: species.consultation@environment.gov.au
or by mail to:
The Director
Species Listing, Information and Policy Section
Biodiversity Conservation Division
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
John Gorton Building - King Edward Terrace
GPO Box 3090
PARKES ACT 2600
Privacy
Personal information that you provide will only be used for these purposes. Personal information may be disclosed to employees of Australian Government agencies assisting the Committee for the purposes outlined above. The Department will deal with personal information contained in, or provided in relation to, responses in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
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.