139Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities

139  Requirements for decisions about threatened species and endangered communities  (1) In deciding whether or not to approve for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A the taking of an action, and what conditions to attach to such an approval, the Minister must not act inconsistently with:  (a) Australia’s obligations under:  (iii) CITES; or  (b) a recovery plan or threat abatement plan.  (a) the Minister is considering whether to approve, for the purposes of a subsection of section 18 or section 18A, the taking of an action; and  (b) the action has or will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on a particular listed threatened species or a particular listed threatened ecological community; the Minister must, in deciding whether to so approve the taking of the action, have regard to any approved conservation advice for the species or community.