Invitations to comment
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About the review of decisions to have a plan public comment process
You are invited to submit your views on whether a threat abatement plan is needed for the above key threatening processes in accordance with provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
As a statutory requirement, the Minister for the Environment must review past decisions not to have a threat abatement plan at 5 yearly intervals and be informed by the advice of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and may take into consideration the views of other interested parties.
At the end of the comment period, the minister will consider advice received to decide whether a threat abatement plan is a feasible, effective and efficient way to abate this process.
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Draft threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats We invite you to provide feedback on the draft threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats. We also welcome feedback on the draft background document that supports the threat abatement plan. To read the documents, and take our survey or make a submission, visit Draft threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats and provide your feedback by 7 February 2024. We are trialling use of our Have Your Say platform for collecting stakeholder views and feedback on threat abatement plans. This differs from the approach used in the past for threat abatement plan consultation. We are seeking to make our processes more efficient and effective for you while still providing scope for broad feedback. We will assess how well this approach works so we can make any necessary adjustments to future consultation opportunities for threat abatement plans. Thank you for your participation. |
7 February 2024 |
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Draft threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats We invite you to provide feedback on the draft threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats. We also welcome feedback on the draft background document that supports the threat abatement plan. To read the documents, and take our survey or make a submission, visit Draft threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats and provide your feedback by 11 December 2023. We are trialling use of our Have Your Say platform for collecting stakeholder views and feedback on threat abatement plans. This differs from the approach used in the past for threat abatement plan consultation. We are seeking to make our processes more efficient and effective for you while still providing scope for broad feedback. We will assess how well this approach works so we can make any necessary adjustments to future consultation opportunities for threat abatement plans. Thank you for your participation! |
11 December 2023 |
Privacy
Your views are being sought by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on behalf of the Minister for the Environment to inform the decision on whether to prepare a threat abatement plan, pursuant to section 270A (1) and (3) of the EPBC Act.
Personal information that you provide will only be used for this purpose. Personal information may be disclosed to employees of Australian Government agencies, the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, the minister, and persons (including contractors) assisting the minister for the purpose outlined above. Contents of your submission may be included in subsequent publications of threat abatement plans.
We will deal with any personal information you provide in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), including the Australian Privacy Principles, and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy contains information about how to access or correct your personal information and about how to make a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles.
About the draft threat abatement plan public comment process
You are invited to comment on the above draft threat abatement plans as required under the provisions of section 275 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The release of these draft threat abatement plans marks the beginning of a 3 month public comment period that will close on the dates listed.
At the end of this period the draft plans will be revised, taking into consideration any comments received. The Australian Government Environment Minister will consider the revised plans as well as the comments received when deciding on adoption of the plans.
Under subsection 279(2) of the EPBC Act, the Minister is required to review threat abatement plans at least every 5 years.
Closed consultations
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| Aggressive exclusion of birds from potential woodland and forest habitat by over-abundant noisy miners (Manorina melanocephala) | 24 December 2020 |
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| Incidental bycatch of sea turtles during otter trawling | 31 July 2020 |
| Draft National Invasive Ant Biosecurity Plan 2018-2028 | 30 November 2018 |
| Draft Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2017) | 24 July 2017 |
| Draft Threat abatement plan for the incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations | 30 June 2017 |
| Draft Threat Abatement Plan for the Impacts of Marine Debris on Vertebrate Marine Species (2017) | 13 April 2017 |
| Draft varied threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits | 16 March 2016 |
| Draft revised threat abatement plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) | 24 July 2015 |
Related information
More information
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