Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION ACT 1992 No. 194 of 1992 - SECT 3

3.(1) The objects of this Act are to:

   (a)  promote the recovery of species and ecological communities that are
        endangered or vulnerable; and

   (b)  prevent other species and ecological communities from becoming
        endangered; and

   (c)  reduce conflict in land management through readily understood
        mechanisms relating to the conservation of species and ecological
        communities that are endangered or vulnerable; and

   (d)  provide for public involvement in, and promote public understanding
        of, the conservation of such species and ecological communities; and

   (e)  encourage co-operative management for the conservation of such species
        and ecological communities.

(2) In order to achieve these objects, this Act:

   (a)  provides for listing of native species, ecological communities and
        threatening processes (see Part 2); and

   (b)  provides for certain protective measures to be adopted, in particular:

        (i)    preparing and implementing recovery plans and threat abatement
               plans (see Part 3); and

        (ii)   entering into conservation agreements (see Part 4); and

        (iii)  making interim conservation orders, permanent conservation
               orders and impact assessment conservation orders (see Part 5);
               and

   (c)  imposes obligations on persons (particularly Commonwealth agencies)
        arising from species, ecological communities or threatening processes
        being listed, or protective measures being adopted (see Part 6); and

   (d)  confers powers for the administration and enforcement of this Act (see
        Part 7); and

   (e)  establishes the Endangered Species Advisory Committee and the
        Endangered Species Scientific Subcommittee (see Part 8).