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Table 8: Number of matters protected by the EPBC Act

	Matter protected	Not controlled action—particular manner	Controlled action
Division 1	Matters of national environmental significance
Section 12	World Heritage values of a World Heritage listed property	5	10
Section 15B	National Heritage values of a National Heritage listed place	10	12
Section 16	Ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland	9	16
Section 18	Listed threatened species or ecological community	81	130
Section 20	Listed migratory species	44	47
Section 21	Nuclear activities with a significant impact on the environment	1	2
Section 23	Commonwealth marine environment	33	7
Section 24B	Activities in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	2	4
Division 2	Proposals involving the Commonwealth
Section 26	Commonwealth land	6	4
Section 27B	Activities involving Commonwealth heritage listed places overseas	0	0
Section 28	Commonwealth or Commonwealth agency activity	8	5
Total		199	240

Table 9: Processing of nominations and changes to the list of threatened species, ecological communities and key threatening processes

	Species__Ecological_communities__Key_threatening_processes'>Species	Ecological communities	Key threatening processes
Nominations on the 2010 Finalised Priority Assessment list	9	8	0
Items on which the Threatened Species Scientific Committee has provided advice to the minister*	50	5	3
Ministerial decisions made on Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice	47	2	0
Ministerial decisions pending on Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice	3	3	3
Number of ministerial decisions made on Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice in the following categories;
up-listed	1	0	0
down-listed	3	0	0
new	28	2	0
de-listed	13	0	0
rejected/ineligible	2	0	0
no change in status	0	0	0
Number of amendments to the list	47	2	0
Total number of listings as at 30 June 2011	1 785	50	19

* Includes ongoing assessments from the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Finalised Priority Assessment Lists. Figures include both public nominations and nominations from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.

Table 10: Species and ecological communities covered by recovery plans (at 30 June 2010)*

	Species					Ecological communities			Total
	Vulnerable	Endangered	Critically endangered	Extinct in the wild		Vulnerable	Endangered	Critically endangered
Total number of listed entities	852	673	153	1		1	31	18	1729
Number covered by plans in preparation	100	81	16	0		1	10	14	222
Number covered by plans in place	251	396	74	1		0	18	1	741
Percentage covered by plans in place or in preparation	41%	71%	59%	100%		100%	90%	83%	56%

*Note: the remaining 44% of listed species not covered by recovery plans are covered by conservation advices (see the section on Managing threatened species and ecological communities) on page 119.

Table 11: Number of recovery plans in preparation and in place at 30 June 2011

	Single species	Multispecies	Ecological communities	Multiregional	Total
Number of plans in place	398	40	16	5	459
Number of plans in preparation*	102	22	24	3	151
Number of plans made or adopted in 2010–11	70	2	1	2	75
Number of plans due for adoption in 2010–11 not yet adopted**	4	0	3	0	7

Notes:

* Does not include 29 existing plans that are being revised

** Recovery plans due for adoption in 2010–11 but not yet adopted:

Litoria booroolongensis (Booroolong Frog)

Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii (Southern bent-wing bat)

Nangura spinosa (Nangur spiny skink)

Pristis zijsron (Green sawfish)

Iron-grass Natural Temperate Grassland of South Australia

Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain

Peppermint Box (Eucalyptus odorata) Grassy Woodland of South Australia

Table 12: Cetacean permits-applications received and permits granted 2010–11

Sub-section of EPBC Act	Applications received	Permits granted	Conditions varied or revoked	Suspended or cancelled
238 (3) (a) cetacean conservation; or (b) incidental interference	7	5	0	0
238 (3) (c) whale watching	0	0	0	0
Total	7	5	0	0

Table 13: Assessments of Commonwealth and state managed fisheries completed 2010–11

Jurisdiction	Fishery	Current assessment decisions	Decision date
WA	Onslow and Nickol Bay Prawn Managed Fisheries	Exempt	12/08/2010
WA	Broome Prawn Managed Fishery	Exempt	12/08/2010
WA	Kimberley Prawn Managed Fishery	Exempt	12/08/2010
SA	South Australian Seahorse Marine Services	WTO	12/08/2010
QLD	Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Line Fishery	WTO	25/08/2010
SA	Scallop and Turbo Fishery	Exempt	27/08/2010
QLD	Queensland Blue Swimmer Crab Fishery	Exempt	12/10/2010
Commonwealth	Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery	WTO	19/10/2010
Commonwealth	Coral Sea Fishery	WTO	17/11/2010
QLD	Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Fin Fish Trawl Fishery	Exempt	25/11/2010
QLD	Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery	WTO	25/11/2010
QLD	Queensland Commercial Crayfish and Rocklobster Fishery	Exempt	29/11/2010
Commonwealth	High Seas Fishery	Exempt	07/12/2010
NSW	New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery	WTO	13/12/2010
Commonwealth	Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery	WTO	17/01/2011
Commonwealth	Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery	WTO	24/02/2011
WA	Octopus Fisheries	Exempt	23/03/2011
WA	Pilbara Fish Trawl Fishery	WTO	23/03/2011
Commonwealth	Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery	Exempt	11/04/2011
SA	Lakes and Coorong Fishery	WTO	23/05/2011
Commonwealth	Torres Strait Beche-de-mer Fishery	WTO	16/06/2011
NT	Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery	WTO	24/06/2011

Compliance with timeframes (section 518 report)

The EPBC Act and Regulations specify timeframes within which decisions must be made and other actions completed. If the timeframes are not met, then in accordance with section 518 of the EPBC Act a statement must be provided setting out the reasons for the delay. Things that were not done within statutory timeframes in 2010–11 are listed in Tables 14 and 15 below.

Table 14: Referrals, assessments and approvals in 2010–11

Section	Total	Late	Reasons for delay
75(5) Controlled action determination	389	119	Administrative delays and further information and consultation required
77(1) Controlled action determination notice	385	13	Administrative delays
88(1) Assessment approach decision	124	50	Administrative delays
88(2) Assessment approach decision and controlled action determination made on the same day	124	8	Administrative delays and delays in waiting for relevant states to provide advice as to whether or not the project would be assessed under a bilateral agreement
91(1) Notice of decision on assessment approach	144	11	Administrative delays
95(2) Direction to publish	59	11	Administrative delays
95A(2) Request for further information	66	6	Administrative delays and further information and consultation required
95A(3) Direction to publish	59	11	Administrative delays and further information and consultation required
95C(2) Recommendation report	51	7	Further information and consultation required
100(2) Recommendation report	6	1	Administrative delays
101A(4)(a) Provide Environmental Impact Statement guidelines to designated proponent	2	2	Need to consult with the state
101A(4)(b) Provide Environmental Impact Assessment guidelines to designated proponent	5	2	Administrative delays and further information and consultation required
130(1) Approval decision (pre-amendment)	1	1	Administrative delays
130(1B) Timing of decision on approval	104	27	Administrative delays and further information and consultation required
156B(1) Decision whether to accept a varied proposal	17	2	Administrative delays
Section	Total	Late	Reasons for delay
156F(5) Publication of notice relating to change of person proposing to take action	9	3	Administrative delays
170A(c) Publication of information relating to assessments: controlled action decisions	385	13	Administrative delays
170A(d) Publication of information relating to assessments: decisions on assessment approach	144	11	Administrative delays
170A(e) Publication of information relating to assessments: preliminary documentation	77	21	Administrative delays
170A(f) Publication of information relating to assessments: guidelines	6	1	Administrative delays
170A(h) Publication of information relating to assessments: reports or statements	22	6	Administrative delays
170A(i) Publication of information relating to assessments: final recommendation report	27	7	Administrative delays
170A(ia) Publication of information relating to assessments: recommendation reports	59	40	Administrative delays
170A(j) Publication of information relating to assessments: other matters	103	1	Administrative delays