Section 18 - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Actions with significant impact on listed threatened species or endangered community prohibited without approval

18Actions with significant impact on listed threatened species or endangered community prohibited without approval

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18 Actions with significant impact on listed threatened species or endangered community prohibited without approval Species that are extinct in the wild (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the extinct in the wild category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the extinct in the wild category. Critically endangered species (2) A person must not take an action that: (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the critically endangered category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the critically endangered category. Endangered species (3) A person must not take an action that: (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the endangered category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the endangered category. Vulnerable species (4) A person must not take an action that: (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the vulnerable category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened species included in the vulnerable category. Critically endangered communities (5) A person must not take an action that: (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the critically endangered category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the critically endangered category. Endangered communities (6) A person must not take an action that: (a) has or will have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the endangered category; or (b) is likely to have a significant impact on a listed threatened ecological community included in the endangered category.