Commonwealth Threatened Species Law
This factsheet provides information about how nationally listed threatened species and ecological communities are protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act).
Summary
Key takeaways
The EPBC Act protects nationally listed threatened species and ecological communities by:
- creating a process which allows them to be listed;
- requiring activities or developments which are likely to have a significant impact upon a nationally listed protected species or ecological community to under environmental assessment and approval; and
- requiring permits for any action in a Commonwealth area that involves the killing, injuring or taking of a listed threatened species or ecological community.
