Threatened Species Protection Order 2006

Threatened Species Protection Order 2006

I make the following order under section 13(5) of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 .

10 January 2006

JUDY JACKSON

Minister for Environment and Planning

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Threatened Species Protection Order 2006 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Act

In this order, the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Schedule 3 amended (Taxa of native flora and fauna which are endangered)

Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting item 40 from the table headed Flora–Dicotyledonae in Part 1 and substituting the following:

40.

Viminaria juncea

(Schrad. & J.Wendl.) Hoffmans., Fabaceae

Golden spray

(b) by omitting item 2 from the table headed Flora–Monocotyledonae in Part 1 and substituting the following:

2.

Aristida benthamii var. benthamii

Henrard, Poaceae

Three-awned spear grass

(c) by inserting after item 49A in the table headed Flora–Monocotyledonae in Part 1 the following:

49B.

Thelymitra bracteata

J.Z.Weber ex Jeanes, Orchidaceae

Leafy sun-orchid

(d) by omitting item 10 from the table headed Flora–Dicotyledonae in Part 2 and substituting the following:

10.

Myosurus australis

F.Muell., Ranunculaceae

Southern mousetail

5.    Schedule 4 amended (Taxa of native flora and fauna which are vulnerable)

Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting item 1 from Part 1 and substituting the following:

1.	Mammals
	(a) Balaenoptera physalus	Linnaeus	Fin Whale
	(b) Sarcophilus harrisii	(Thomas)	Tasmanian Devil

(b) by omitting item 11A from Part 3 ;

(c) by omitting item 2 from Part 5 and substituting the following:

2.

Pherosphaera hookeriana

W.Archer bis, Podocarpaceae

Drooping pine

6.    Schedule 5 amended (Taxa of native flora and fauna which are rare)

Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting item 63 from Part 3 and substituting the following:

63.

Eutaxia microphylla var. microphylla

(R.Br.) C.H.Wright & Dewar, Fabaceae

Spiny bushpea

(b) by inserting after item 75 in Part 3 the following:

75A.

Hibbertia sp. 'Pontville'

(A.M.Buchanan HO527774), Dilleniaceae

Basalt guineaflower

(c) by omitting item 158 from Part 3 and substituting the following:

158.

Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata

DC., Asteraceae

Fuzzy New Holland daisy

(d) by omitting item 165 from Part 3 and substituting the following:

165.

Zieria littoralis

J.A.Armstr., Rutaceae

Dwarf zieria

(e) by omitting item 13A from Part 4 and substituting the following:

13A.

Austrodanthonia induta

(Vickery) H.P.Linder, Poaceae

Tall wallaby grass

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 25 January 2006

This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order)

This order amends the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 by –

(a) adding certain species to, and omitting certain species from, the Schedules of endangered, vulnerable and rare flora and fauna; and

(b) updating certain taxonomic and authority references.