2007 Review
A review of the Act and actions taken under the act released by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in March 2007, the audit is entitled "The Conservation and Protection of National Threatened Species and Ecological Communities". The audit widely criticised the Department of the Environment and Water Resources for inaction with respect to the EPBC; key findings of the audit include:
- that the Department has failed to keep the list of threatened species sufficiently up to date and has failed to prepare recovery plans
- that there are still inconsistencies between the federal and state and territory lists of threatened species
- that due to partial or incorrect information there is a risk incorrect decisions regarding conservation may be made
- that the department has been denied funds necessary to meet their obligations under the act by the Government on four occasions.
Read more about this topic: Environment Protection And Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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