146DEffect of approval of taking of actions in accordance with endorsed policy, plan or program

146D Effect of approval of taking of actions in accordance with endorsed policy, plan or program 146DA Initial conditions attached to approval under section 146B 146DB Compliance with conditions attached to approval under section 146B 146DC Variation of conditions attached to approval under section 146B 146DD Suspension and revocation of approval under section 146B 146DE Reinstating suspended or revoked approval under section 146B 146DF Surrender of approval under section 146B 146DG Transfer of approval under section 146B Subdivision BA—Minor variations to policies, plans or programs 146DH Request to approve minor variation of a policy, plan or program 146DI Minister’s decision on request Subdivision BB—Variations of approvals under section 146B 146DJ Variation of approval under section 146B as a result of a variation of a policy, plan or program 146DK Variation of approval under section 146B on request Subdivision BC—Effect of actual decisions on decisions the Minister is taken to have made 146DL Effect of actual decisions on decisions the Minister is taken to have made Subdivision C—Relevant considerations 146E Minister must comply with this Subdivision 146F General considerations 146G Approvals relating to declared World Heritage properties 146H Approvals relating to National Heritage places 146J Approvals relating to declared Ramsar wetlands 146K Approvals relating to listed threatened species and ecological communities 146L Approvals relating to listed migratory species 146M No approvals relating to nuclear actions Subdivision D—Determination in relation to action that is a component of a larger action 146N Determination in relation to action that is a component of larger action Division 2—Assessment of Commonwealth‑managed fisheries 147 Simplified outline of this Division 148 Assessment before management plan is determined 149 Assessment before determination that no plan required 150 Assessment of all fisheries without plans must be started within 5 years 151 Assessment of all Torres Strait fisheries to be started within 5 years 152 Further assessment if impacts greater than previously assessed 153 Minister must make declaration if he or she endorses plan or policy 154 This Division does not limit Division 1 Part 11—Miscellaneous rules about assessments and approvals Division 1—Rules about timing 155 This Chapter ceases to apply to lapsed proposals 156 General rules about time limits Division 1A—Variation of proposals to take actions 156A Request to vary proposal to take an action 156B Minister must decide whether or not to accept a varied proposal 156C Minister may request further information in relation to a varied proposal 156D Effect of Minister’s decision to accept or not accept a varied proposal 156E Notice of decision Division 1B—Change of person proposing to take action 156F Change of person proposing to take action Division 2—Actions in area offshore from a State or the Northern Territory 157 Actions treated as though they were in a State or the Northern Territory Division 3—National interest exemption 157H National interest exemption from provisions of Part 3 or this Chapter 157J Effect of national interest exemption 157K Application for national interest exemption 157L Grounds for grant of national interest exemption 157M Conditions of national interest exemption 157N Notice of national interest exemption 157P Variation of national interest exemption 157Q Application to vary national interest exemption 157R Notice of variation of national interest exemption 157S Revocation of national interest exemption 157T Notice of revocation of national interest exemption 157U Surrender of national interest exemption 157V Minister may request further information for making decision Division 3A—Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made 158A Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made Division 4—Application of Chapter to actions that are not controlled actions Subdivision A—Minister’s advice on authorising actions 159 Simplified outline of this Subdivision 160 Requirement to take account of Minister’s advice 161 Seeking the Minister’s advice 161A Minister may decide that advice is not required 161B Certain provisions of other Acts not to apply if Minister decides that advice is not required 162 Assessment of the action 163 Providing advice 164 Reporting on response to advice Subdivision C—Assessment under agreement with State or Territory 166 This Subdivision applies if Ministers agree it should 167 Making an agreement 168 Content of an agreement 169 Application of a Division of Part 8 170 Application of Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part 10 Division 5—Publication of information relating to assessments 170A Publication of information relating to assessments 170B Information critical to protecting matters of national environmental significance not to be disclosed 170BA Designated proponent may request Minister to permit commercial‑in‑confidence information not to be disclosed Division 6—Withdrawal of referrals 170C Withdrawal of referral of proposal to take an action Division 7—Miscellaneous 170CA Fees Chapter 5—Conservation of biodiversity and heritage Part 11A—Interpretation 170D References to business days are references to Canberra business days Part 12—Identifying and monitoring biodiversity and making bioregional plans Division 1—Identifying and monitoring biodiversity 171 Identifying and monitoring biodiversity 172 Inventories of listed threatened species etc. on Commonwealth land 173 Surveys of cetaceans, listed threatened species etc. in Commonwealth marine areas 174 Inventories and surveys to be updated Division 2—Bioregional plans 176 Bioregional plans 177 Obligations under this Act unaffected by lack of bioregional plans Part 13—Species and communities Division 1—Listed threatened species and ecological communities 178 Listing of threatened species 179 Categories of threatened species 180 Native species of marine fish 181 Listing of threatened ecological communities 182 Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable communities 183 Listing of key threatening processes 184 Minister may amend lists 186 Amending list of threatened native species 187 Amending list of ecological communities 188 Amending list of key threatening processes 189 Minister must consider advice from Scientific Committee 189A Certain information may be kept confidential 189B Disclosure of Scientific Committee’s assessments and advice 190 Scientific Committee may provide advice about species or communities becoming threatened 192 Rediscovery of threatened species that were extinct 193 Species posing a serious threat to human health 194 Lists must be publicly available Subdivision AA—The nomination and listing process 194A Simplified outline 194B Definitions 194C Meaning of assessment period 194D Minister may determine conservation themes for an assessment period 194E Minister to invite nominations for each assessment period 194F Minister to give nominations to Scientific Committee 194G Scientific Committee to prepare proposed priority assessment list 194H Matters to be included in proposed priority assessment list 194J Statement to be given to Minister with proposed priority assessment list 194K The finalised priority assessment list 194L Publication of finalised priority assessment list 194M Scientific Committee to invite comments on items in finalised priority assessment list 194N Scientific Committee to assess items on finalised priority assessment list and give assessments to Minister 194P Time by which assessments to be provided to Minister 194Q Decision about inclusion of an item in the Subdivision A List 194R Scientific Committee may obtain advice 194S Co‑ordination with Australian Heritage Council—Committee undertaking assessment 194T Co‑ordination with Australian Heritage Council—Committee given assessment to Minister 195 Subdivision does not apply to cetaceans 196 Killing or injuring member of listed threatened species or community 196A Strict liability for killing or injuring member of listed threatened species or community 196B Taking etc. member of listed threatened species or community 196C Strict liability for taking etc. member of listed threatened species or community 196D Trading etc. member of listed threatened species or community taken in Commonwealth area 196E Strict liability for trading etc. member of listed threatened species or community taken in Commonwealth area 196F Aggravated offence—member of listed threatened species that is a dugong or turtle 197 Certain actions are not offences 198 Operation of sections 18 and 18A not affected 199 Failing to notify taking of listed threatened species or listed ecological community 200 Application for permits 201 Minister may issue permits 202 Conditions of permits 203 Contravening conditions of a permit 204 Authorities under permits 205 Transfer of permits 206 Suspension or cancellation of permits 206A Review of decisions about permits 207 Fees Subdivision BA—Protecting critical habitat 207A Register of critical habitat 207B Offence of knowingly damaging critical habitat 207C Sale or lease of Commonwealth land containing critical habitat 208A Minister may accredit plans, regimes or policies 208 Regulations Division 2—Migratory species 209 Listed migratory species 210 Subdivision does not apply to members of listed threatened species or cetaceans 211 Killing or injuring member of listed migratory species 211A Strict liability for killing or injuring member of listed migratory species 211B Taking etc. member of listed migratory species 211C Strict liability for taking etc. member of listed migratory species 211D Trading etc. member of listed migratory species taken in Commonwealth area 211E Strict liability for trading etc. member of listed migratory species taken in Commonwealth area 211F Aggravated offence—member of listed migratory species that is a dugong or turtle 212 Certain actions are not offences 213 Operation of sections 20 and 20A not affected 214 Failing to notify taking etc. of listed migratory species 215 Application for permits 216 Minister may issue permits 217 Conditions of permits 218 Contravening conditions of a permit 219 Authorities under permits 220 Transfer of permits 221 Suspension or cancellation of permits 221A Review of decisions about permits 222 Fees 222A Minister may accredit plans, regimes or policies 223 Regulations Division 3—Whales and other cetaceans Subdivision A—Application of Division