(1) The Minister may include an item in a list, or category in a list, only if satisfied that the item is eligible to be included in the list or category.
Note Eligibility for the threatened
native species list is dealt with in s 64 and s 64A.
Eligibility for
the threatened ecological communities list is dealt with in s 70.
Eligibility for the key threatening processes list is dealt with in s 77.
(2) In deciding whether to include an item, the Minister may only consider—
(a) the listing assessment for the item; and
(b) the eligibility of the item for the list under—
(i) for a species—the threatened native species list criteria; or
(ii) for an ecological community—the threatened ecological communities list criteria; or
(iii) for a threatening process—the key threatening processes list criteria; and
Note Threatened native species list criteria —see
s 65.
Threatened ecological communities list criteria —see
s 71.
Key threatening processes list criteria —see s 78.
(c) if the item is a species or ecological community—the effect that including the item may have on the survival of the item.