{"id":"F2007L03593","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Conservation Theme for Prioritising Nominations for Listing Threatened Species, Threatened Ecological Communities and Key Threatening Processes for the Assessment Period Commencing 1 October 2008 (16/08/2007)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":69913,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03593-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Conservation Theme for Prioritising Nominations for Listing Threatened Species, Threatened Ecological Communities and Key Threatening Processes for the Assessment Period Commencing 1 October 2008 (16/08/2007)","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nConservation Theme for Prioritising Nominations for Listing\n\nThreatened Species, Threatened Ecological Communities and Key Threatening Processes for the Assessment Period Commencing 1 October 2008\n\nPursuant to section 194D of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, determine the following conservation theme be given priority in relation to the assessment period commencing 1 October 2008:\n\nRivers, wetlands and groundwater dependent species and ecosystems of inland Australia\n\nDated this 16th day of August 2007\n\nMALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water Resources","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1649},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the narrow, specific scope intended by section 194D of the EPBC Act, establishing a single conservation theme for prioritising nominations without expanding beyond the statutory framework or its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references","Straightforward administrative direction requiring no implementation guidance"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document sets a priority focus for Australia's threatened species listing process. Under national environmental law (the EPBC Act), anyone can nominate a species, ecosystem, or threatening process to be officially listed as \"threatened\" — a status that triggers legal protections. Because there are limited resources to assess these nominations, the Minister can set a \"conservation theme\" to prioritise certain types of nominations over others.\n\n**Who it affects:** Environmental groups, scientists, and state governments making nominations for species protection, plus the Threatened Species Scientific Committee which assesses them.\n\n**Why it matters:** For the assessment period starting 1 October 2008, the government prioritised **species and ecosystems that depend on rivers, wetlands, and groundwater in inland Australia**. This meant nominations fitting this theme were assessed before others, ensuring urgent attention to water-dependent wildlife during the severe Millennium Drought."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-no/documents"}}