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Fisheries Management Act 1994
220FBListing of ecological communities
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#### 220FB Listing of ecological communities
220FB Listing of ecological communities
> > (1) An ecological community is eligible to be listed as a critically endangered ecological community if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) An ecological community is eligible to be listed as an endangered ecological community if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee—
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> > > (a) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the near future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations, and
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> > > (b) it is not eligible to be listed as a critically endangered ecological community.
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> > (3) An ecological community is eligible to be listed as a vulnerable ecological community if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee—
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> > > (a) it is facing a high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the medium-term future, as determined in accordance with criteria prescribed by the regulations, and
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> > > (b) it is not eligible to be listed as an endangered or critically endangered ecological community.
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> **ss 220FA–220FD:** Ins 2004 No 88, Sch 2 \[11\].