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National register of recovery teams

A recovery team can submit their terms of reference to the department to be nationally registered if it is:

  • developing or overseeing the implementation of an Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) conservation plan, or multiple plans;
  • operating consistently with the recovery team governance best practice guidelines; and
  • agreeing to report annually according to these guidelines.

Becoming a nationally registered recovery team provides national recognition for your work, and enables groups to become part of a national network. Registration provides a level of confidence that a recovery team has been established using best practice methods and will collectively provide a strong platform to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of threatened species.

A nationally registered recovery team’s terms of reference should demonstrate how the team will operate in accordance with these best practice guidelines. A guide and template for developing Terms of reference for recovery teams is below.

To maintain registration the team should provide annual reporting in accordance with the national monitoring and reporting framework.

To assist recovery teams in seeking national registration, a self-assessment checklist has been developed.

Use this checklist with the guidelines to self-assess your team’s governance arrangements.

  • Checklist seeking National Registration
  • Developing terms of reference - a guide
  • Recovery team governance - Best practice guidelines
  • Monitoring and Reporting

Please submit the checklist, along with your terms of reference by emailing recoveryteams@dcceew.gov.au, Subject: Recovery team terms of reference. Include a contact person, the name of your recovery team and an email address and/or phone number.

You will be contacted once the department has received your checklist and recovery team terms of reference.

It is acknowledged that there are operating recovery groups or similar governance structures that may not wish to be nationally registered but nevertheless are making a significant contribution to the recovery of threatened species. These guidelines are developed to be used to complement other planning systems and governance arrangements and can be applied more broadly if appropriate.

List of registered recovery teams

This list identifies nationally registered recovery teams. The department is actively engaging further recovery teams that wish to register. For more information, contact recoveryteams@dcceew.gov.au.

Recovery Team Name Species or Ecological Community Focus Scientific Name EPBC Act Conservation Status Species Distribution Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2023 Priority Species Recovery Team Website link

Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Recovery Team

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Onychogalea fraenata

Endangered

NSW, Qld, SA

-

-

Cassowary Recovery Team

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius johnsonii

Endangered

Qld

-

Cassowary Conservation | Wet Tropics Management Authority

Eastern Quoll Mainland Recovery Team

Eastern Quoll, Luaner

Dasyurus viverrinus

Endangered

Tas

Yes

Eastern Quoll | Mt Rothwell

Macadamia Species Recovery Team

Queensland Nut Tree

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

NSW, Qld

-

Macadamia Conservation Trust

Bulburin Nut Tree

Macadamia jansenii

Endangered

Qld

Yes

Gympie Nut

Macadamia ternifolia

Vulnerable

Qld

-

Rough-shelled Bush Nut

Macadamia tetraphylla

Vulnerable

NSW, Qld

-

Mahogany Glider Recovery Team

Mahogany Glider

Petaurus gracilis

Endangered

Qld

-

Mahogany Glider Recovery Team - Wet Tropics Plan

National Malleefowl Recovery Team

Malleefowl

Leipoa ocellata

Vulnerable

NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WA

Yes

National Malleefowl Recovery Team

Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team

Orange-bellied Parrot

Neophema chrysogaster

Critically Endangered

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic

Yes

Orange-bellied Parrot

Pink-Tailed Worm Lizard Recovery Team

Pink-tailed Worm-lizard

Aprasia parapulchella

Vulnerable

ACT, NSW, Vic

-

Threatened Species Conservancy - Saving the Pink-tailed Worm-lizard

Pookila (New Holland Mouse) Recovery Team

New Holland Mouse, Pookila

Pseudomys novaehollandiae

Vulnerable

NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic

Yes

New Holland Mouse

Red Goshawk National Recovery Team

Red Goshawk

Erythrotriorchis radiatus

Vulnerable

NSW, NT, Qld, WA

Yes

-

Smoky Mouse Recovery Team

Smoky Mouse, Konoom

Pseudomys fumeus

Endangered

ACT, NSW, Vic

-

Smoky Mouse

Southern Bent-Wing Bat National Recovery Team

Southern Bent-wing Bat

Miniopterus orianae bassanii

Critically Endangered

SA, Vic

Yes

Southern Bent-wing Bat - Recovery Team

Spectacled Flying Fox Recovery Team

Spectacled Flying-fox

Pteropus conspicillatus

Endangered

Qld

Yes

Save the endangered Spectacled Flying Fox - Bats and Trees Society of Cairns Inc

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