EPBC Act
In Australia, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 still uses a "conservation dependent" category for classifying fauna and flora species. Species recognised as "conservation dependent" do not receive special protection, as they are not considered "matters of national environmental significance under the EPBC Act" .
The legislation uses categories similar to those of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria. It does not, however, have a Near Threatened category, or any other "Lower Risk" categories.
As of December 2006, only two species have received the status under the act:
- Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
- Southern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii)
No flora has been given the category under the EPBC Act.
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