Threatened Species Protection Order 2024

Threatened Species Protection Order 2024

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

14 August 2024

N. DUIGAN

Minister for Parks and Environment

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Threatened Species Protection Order 2024 .

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)

Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting item 1 from Subdivision 1 of Division 1 and substituting the following:

1.

Acanthiza pusilla magnirostris

Campbell

King Island Brown Thornbill

(b) by inserting after item 6A in Subdivision 1 of Division 2 the following:

6B.

Coronidium gunnianum

(Hook.) N.G.Walsh, Asteraceae

swamp everlasting

(c) by inserting after item 15 in Subdivision 1 of Division 2 the following:

15A.

Epacris virgata

Hook.f., Ericaceae

pretty heath

(d) by omitting item 45 from Subdivision 1 of Division 2 and substituting the following:

45.

Spyridium eriocephalum

Fenzl, Rhamnaceae

heath dustymiller

(e) by omitting items 30A , 31 , 31A , 32 , 33 , 33A , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 and 40 from Subdivision 2 of Division 2 and substituting the following:

30A.	Paraprasophyllum atratum	(D.L.Jones & D.T.Rouse) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	three hummock leek-orchid
31.	Paraprasophyllum castaneum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	chestnut leek-orchid
31A.	Paraprasophyllum crebriflorum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	crowded leek-orchid
32.	Paraprasophyllum favonium	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	western leek-orchid
33.	Paraprasophyllum incorrectum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	golfers leek-orchid
33A.	Paraprasophyllum limnetes	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	marsh leek-orchid
34.	Paraprasophyllum milfordense	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	Milford leek-orchid
35.	Paraprasophyllum olidum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	pungent leek-orchid
36.	Paraprasophyllum perangustum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	Knocklofty leek-orchid
37.	Paraprasophyllum pulchellum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	pretty leek-orchid
39.	Paraprasophyllum robustum	(Nicholls) M.A. Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	robust leek-orchid
40.	Paraprasophyllum secutum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	northern leek-orchid
40AA.	Paraprasophyllum stellatum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem.& D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	Ben Lomond leek-orchid
40AB.	Paraprasophyllum taphanyx	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem.& D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	graveside leek-orchid
40AC.	Paraprasophyllum tunbridgense	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem.& D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	Tunbridge leek-orchid

(f) by omitting items 41 , 42 and 43 from Subdivision 2 of Division 2 ;

(g) by omitting item 6 from Subdivision 3 of Division 2 and substituting the following:

6.

Hiya distans

(Hook.) Brownsey & Perrie, Dennstaedtiaceae

scrambling groundfern

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 8 from Division 2 of Part 1 ;

(b) by inserting after item 20 in Division 2 of Part 1 the following:

21.

Scopula achroa

Lower, Lepidoptera

Saltmarsh Looper Moth

(c) by omitting item 13 from Division 1 of Part 2 ;

(d) by inserting after item 17 in Division 1 of Part 2 the following:

17A.

Goodenia paradoxa

(Hook.f.) K.A.Sheph., Goodeniaceae

spur velleia

(e) by omitting item 48 from Division 1 of Part 2 ;

(f) by omitting items 2B and 2C from Division 2 of Part 2 and substituting the following:

2B.	Paraprasophyllum amoenum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	dainty leek-orchid
2C.	Paraprasophyllum apoxychilum	(D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Orchidaceae	tapered leek-orchid

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

Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting item 50 from Division 1 and substituting the following:

50.

Eucalyptus perriniana subp. perriniana

F.Muell. ex Rodway, Myrtaceae

spinning gum

(b) by omitting item 81 from Division 1 ;

(c) by omitting item 106 from Division 1 ;

(d) by inserting after item 137 in Division 1 the following:

137A.

Styphelia esquamatus

(R.Br.) Spreng. Ericaceae

swamp beardheath

(e) by omitting items 15 and 16 from Division 2 ;

(f) by omitting items 51 and 52 from Division 2 ;

(g) by inserting after item 53 in Division 2 the following:

53A.	Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. filifolia	(Trin.) S.W.L.Jacobs, Poaceae	narrowleaf blowngrass
53B.	Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. semibarbata	(Trin.) A.J.Br., Poaceae	bristle blowngrass

(h) by inserting after item 61 in Division 2 the following:

61A.	Machaerina articulata	(R.Br.) T.Koyama, Cyperaceae	jointed twigsedge
61B.	Machaerina gunnii	(Hook.f.) J.Kern, Cyperaceae	slender twigsedge

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

Notified in the Gazette on 21 August 2024

This order is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.

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, authority and common name references in those Schedules.