Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION ACT 1992 No. 194 of 1992 - SECT 85

85.(1) This Part imposes obligations on persons (particularly Commonwealth
agencies) in order to:

   (a)  protect listed native species and listed ecological communities; and

   (b)  ensure the effectiveness of protective measures adopted under Parts 3
        and 5.

(2) Division 1 imposes obligations on all persons relating to:

   (a)  contravention of conservation orders; and

   (b)  protection of members of listed native species.

(3) Division 2 provides for the Director, in limited circumstances, to issue
permits allowing acts such as the taking of listed native species.

(4) Division 3 imposes additional obligations on Commonwealth agencies
relating to contravention of recovery plans, threat abatement plans and impact
assessment conservation orders.

(5) Division 4 concerns the Minister's role in advising whether proposed
actions breach obligations imposed by this Part.

(6) Division 5 concerns repair of damage caused by breaching of this Act or
its protective measures, and liability for the costs of repair.