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Determinations for provisional listing on an emergency basis

In some circumstances, the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee can provisionally declare a species to be critically endangered or endangered in New South Wales, without going through the public consultation process.

 

A determination for provisional listing on an emergency basis can only be made if the species either:

  • is believed, on current knowledge, to be native to New South Wales, even though it was not previously known to have existed in New South Wales
  • is subject to an immediate and significant threat of extinction
  • was presumed to be extinct or extinct in the wild but has been rediscovered.

The Scientific Committee's ability to list critically endangered and endangered species on an emergency basis is set out in Division 4 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

After the provisional listing of a critically endangered or endangered species, the Scientific Committee must place a preliminary determination on display for public consultation and must make a final determination about the species within 2 years of the provisional listing.

Provisional determinations of critically endangered and endangered species on an emergency basis will be listed here when announced and are removed from this page when a final determination has been made.

Current provisional determinations

Pultenaea sp. Werrikimbe National Park (L.M. Copeland 4477) – provisional listing as an endangered species

Publication date 5 April 2024

Provisional listing determination (PDF 316KB)

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NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee

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