242Criteria for listing determinations by Fisheries Scientific Committee

#### 242 Criteria for listing determinations by Fisheries Scientific Committee 242 Criteria for listing determinations by Fisheries Scientific Committee > > (1) Critically endangered ecological communities For the purposes of section 220FB (1) of the Act, an ecological community is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the immediate future if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee— > > > > > (a) it is defined by species occupying a particular area, and > > > > > (b) it meets the criteria specified for critically endangered ecological communities in this Division. > > > (2) Endangered ecological communities For the purposes of section 220FB (2) of the Act, an ecological community is facing a very high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the near future if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee— > > > > > (a) it is defined by species occupying a particular area, and > > > > > (b) it meets the criteria specified for endangered ecological communities in this Division. > > > (3) Vulnerable ecological communities For the purposes of section 220FB (3) of the Act, an ecological community is facing a high risk of extinction in New South Wales in the medium-term future if, in the opinion of the Fisheries Scientific Committee— > > > > > (a) it is defined by species occupying a particular area, and > > > > > (b) it meets the criteria specified for vulnerable ecological communities in this Division.