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EPBC Act Protected Matters Report
This report provides general guidance on matters of national environmental significance and other matters
protected by the EPBC Act in the area you have selected.
Information on the coverage of this report and qualifications on data supporting this report are contained in the
caveat at the end of the report.
Information is available about Environment Assessments and the EPBC Act including significance guidelines,
forms and application process details.
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Summary
Details
Matters of NES
Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act
Extra Information
Caveat
Acknowledgements
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Matters of National Environmental Significance
This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may occur in, or may
relate to, the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part of the report, which can be
accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing to undertake an activity that may have a
significant impact on one or more matters of national environmental significance then you should consider the
Administrative Guidelines on Significance.
World Heritage Properties:
None
National Heritage Places:
None
Wetlands of International Importance:
1
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park:
None
Commonwealth Marine Area:
None
Listed Threatened Ecological Communities:
1
Listed Threatened Species:
59
Listed Migratory Species:
47
Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act
This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated.
Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land,
when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on
Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to
take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.
The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions taken on
Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth agencies. As heritage values of a
place are part of the 'environment', these aspects of the EPBC Act protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a
Commonwealth Heritage place. Information on the new heritage laws can be found at
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage
A permit may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of a listed threatened
species or ecological community, a member of a listed migratory species, whales and other cetaceans, or a member of
a listed marine species.
Commonwealth Land:
None
Commonwealth Heritage Places:
None
Listed Marine Species:
70
Whales and Other Cetaceans:
9
Critical Habitats:
None
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Commonwealth Reserves Terrestrial:
None
Australian Marine Parks:
None
Extra Information
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This part of the report provides information that may also be relevant to the area you have nominated.
State and Territory Reserves:
3
Regional Forest Agreements:
1
Invasive Species:
31
Nationally Important Wetlands:
None
Key Ecological Features (Marine)
None
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Matters of National Environmental Significance
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)
[ Resource Information ]
Name
Proximity
Pitt water-orielton lagoon
Within 10km of Ramsar
Listed Threatened Ecological Communities
[ Resource Information ]
For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery
plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological
community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to
produce indicative distribution maps.
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Giant Kelp Marine Forests of South East Australia
Endangered
Community likely to occur
within area
Listed Threatened Species
[ Resource Information ]
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Birds
Aquila audax  fleayi
Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle, Wedge-tailed Eagle
Endangered
Breeding likely to occur
(Tasmanian) [64435]
within area
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Australasian Bittern [1001]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Calidris canutus
Red Knot, Knot [855]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper [856]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris tenuirostris
Great Knot [862]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Ceyx azureus  diemenensis
Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher [25977]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Charadrius mongolus
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover [879]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Diomedea antipodensis
Antipodean Albatross [64458]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea antipodensis  gibsoni
Gibson's Albatross [82270]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
Released 
within area
Diomedea epomophora
Southern Royal Albatross [89221]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Diomedea exulans
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Wandering Albatross [89223]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea sanfordi
Northern Royal Albatross [64456]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Fregetta grallaria  grallaria
White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian) [64438]
likely to occur within area
Halobaena caerulea
Blue Petrel [1059]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Lathamus discolor
Swift Parrot [744]
Critically Endangered
Breeding likely to occur
within area
Limosa lapponica  baueri
Bar-tailed Godwit (baueri), Western Alaskan Bar-tailed
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
Godwit [86380]
known to occur within area
Limosa lapponica  menzbieri
Northern Siberian Bar-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
(menzbieri) [86432]
may occur within area
Macronectes giganteus
Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Macronectes halli
Northern Giant Petrel [1061]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Numenius madagascariensis
Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pachyptila turtur  subantarctica
Fairy Prion (southern) [64445]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pardalotus quadragintus
Forty-spotted Pardalote [418]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Pterodroma leucoptera  leucoptera
Gould's Petrel, Australian Gould's Petrel [26033]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Pterodroma mollis
Soft-plumaged Petrel [1036]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
may occur within area
Sternula nereis  nereis
Australian Fairy Tern [82950]
Vulnerable
Breeding likely to occur
within area
Released 
Thalassarche bulleri
Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross [64460]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche bulleri  platei
Northern Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross [82273]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche cauta  cauta
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross [82345]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche cauta  steadi
White-capped Albatross [82344]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely
Name
Status
Type of Presence
to occur within area
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Thalassarche chrysostoma
Grey-headed Albatross [66491]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Thalassarche impavida
Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
[64459]
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-browed Albatross [66472]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche salvini
Salvin's Albatross [64463]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thinornis rubricollis  rubricollis
Hooded Plover (eastern) [66726]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Tyto novaehollandiae  castanops (Tasmanian population)
Masked Owl (Tasmanian) [67051]
Vulnerable
Breeding known to occur
within area
Fish
Brachionichthys hirsutus
Spotted Handfish [64418]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Prototroctes maraena
Australian Grayling [26179]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Thymichthys politus
Red Handfish [83756]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Frogs
Litoria raniformis
Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog,  Green and
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
Golden Frog, Warty Swamp Frog [1828]
likely to occur within area
Mammals
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale [36]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Dasyurus maculatus  maculatus (Tasmanian population)
Spotted-tail Quoll, Spot-tailed Quoll, Tiger Quoll
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
(Tasmanian population) [75183]
likely to occur within area
Dasyurus viverrinus
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Eastern Quoll, Luaner [333]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Eubalaena australis
Southern Right Whale [40]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
Released 
known to occur within area
Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale [38]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour known to occur
within area
Perameles gunnii  gunnii
Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Tasmania) [66651]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Sarcophilus harrisii
Tasmanian Devil [299]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Other
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Parvulastra vivipara
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Tasmanian Live-bearing Seastar [85451]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Plants
Caladenia caudata
Tailed Spider-orchid [17067]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Dianella amoena
Matted Flax-lily [64886]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Eucalyptus morrisbyi
Morrisby's Gum, Morrisbys Gum [7382]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Glycine latrobeana
Clover Glycine, Purple Clover [13910]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Lepidium hyssopifolium
Basalt Pepper-cress, Peppercress, Rubble Pepper-
Endangered
Species or species habitat
cress, Pepperweed [16542]
likely to occur within area
Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor
Hoary Sunray, Grassland Paper-daisy [56204]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Prasophyllum apoxychilum
Tapered Leek-orchid [64947]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Pterostylis ziegeleri
Grassland Greenhood, Cape Portland Greenhood
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
[64971]
may occur within area
Stenanthemum pimeleoides
Spreading Stenanthemum, Propellor Plant [15450]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Thelymitra jonesii
Sky-blue Sun-orchid [76352]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Xerochrysum palustre
Swamp Everlasting, Swamp Paper Daisy [76215]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Sharks
Carcharodon carcharias
White Shark, Great White Shark [64470]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Listed Migratory Species
[ Resource Information ]
* Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list.
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Released 
Migratory Marine Birds
Apus pacificus
Fork-tailed Swift [678]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Ardenna carneipes
Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Foraging, feeding or related
[82404]
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea antipodensis
Antipodean Albatross [64458]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Diomedea epomophora
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Southern Royal Albatross [89221]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea exulans
Wandering Albatross [89223]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea sanfordi
Northern Royal Albatross [64456]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Macronectes giganteus
Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Macronectes halli
Northern Giant Petrel [1061]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Thalassarche bulleri
Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross [64460]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche cauta
Tasmanian Shy Albatross [89224]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Grey-headed Albatross [66491]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Thalassarche impavida
Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
[64459]
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-browed Albatross [66472]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche salvini
Salvin's Albatross [64463]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche steadi
White-capped Albatross [64462]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Migratory Marine Species
Balaena glacialis  australis
Southern Right Whale [75529]
Endangered*
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale [36]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Caperea marginata
Released 
Pygmy Right Whale [39]
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour may occur within
area
Carcharodon carcharias
White Shark, Great White Shark [64470]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Dusky Dolphin [43]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Lamna nasus
Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark [83288]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Megaptera novaeangliae
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Humpback Whale [38]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour known to occur
within area
Migratory Terrestrial Species
Hirundapus caudacutus
White-throated Needletail [682]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Satin Flycatcher [612]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Migratory Wetlands Species
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Sandpiper [59309]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstone [872]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris acuminata
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris alba
Sanderling [875]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris canutus
Red Knot, Knot [855]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper [856]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper [858]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Calidris ruficollis
Red-necked Stint [860]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris tenuirostris
Great Knot [862]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Charadrius bicinctus
Double-banded Plover [895]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Charadrius mongolus
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover [879]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Released 
Charadrius veredus
Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel [882]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Gallinago hardwickii
Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit [844]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwit [845]
Species or species habitat
known to occur
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
within area
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Numenius madagascariensis
Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel [849]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Philomachus pugnax
Ruff (Reeve) [850]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden Plover [25545]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey Plover [865]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Tringa brevipes
Grey-tailed Tattler [851]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Tringa nebularia
Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Xenus cinereus
Terek Sandpiper [59300]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act
Listed Marine Species
[ Resource Information ]
* Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list.
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Birds
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Sandpiper [59309]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Apus pacificus
Fork-tailed Swift [678]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Ardea alba
Great Egret, White Egret [59541]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Ardea ibis
Cattle Egret [59542]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Arenaria interpres
Released 
Ruddy Turnstone [872]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris acuminata
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris alba
Sanderling [875]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Calidris canutus
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Red Knot, Knot [855]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper [856]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris melanotos
Pectoral Sandpiper [858]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Calidris ruficollis
Red-necked Stint [860]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Calidris tenuirostris
Great Knot [862]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Catharacta skua
Great Skua [59472]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Charadrius bicinctus
Double-banded Plover [895]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Charadrius mongolus
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover [879]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-capped Plover [881]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Charadrius veredus
Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel [882]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Diomedea antipodensis
Antipodean Albatross [64458]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea epomophora
Southern Royal Albatross [89221]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea exulans
Wandering Albatross [89223]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea gibsoni
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Gibson's Albatross [64466]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Diomedea sanfordi
Northern Royal Albatross [64456]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
Released 
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Gallinago hardwickii
Latham's Snipe, Japanese Snipe [863]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-bellied Sea-Eagle [943]
Breeding known to occur
within area
Halobaena caerulea
Blue Petrel [1059]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Heteroscelus brevipes
Grey-tailed Tattler [59311]
Species or species
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
habitat known to occur
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Himantopus himantopus
Pied Stilt, Black-winged Stilt [870]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Hirundapus caudacutus
White-throated Needletail [682]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Lathamus discolor
Swift Parrot [744]
Critically Endangered
Breeding likely to occur
within area
Limosa lapponica
Bar-tailed Godwit [844]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed Godwit [845]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Macronectes giganteus
Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel [1060]
Endangered
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Macronectes halli
Northern Giant Petrel [1061]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Satin Flycatcher [612]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Numenius madagascariensis
Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew [847]
Critically Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel [849]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pachyptila turtur
Fairy Prion [1066]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Philomachus pugnax
Ruff (Reeve) [850]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Golden Plover [25545]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey Plover [865]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Pterodroma mollis
Released 
Soft-plumaged Petrel [1036]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Puffinus carneipes
Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Foraging, feeding or related
[1043]
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Red-necked Avocet [871]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Thalassarche bulleri
Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross [64460]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Thalassarche cauta
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Tasmanian Shy Albatross [89224]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Grey-headed Albatross [66491]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Thalassarche impavida
Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
[64459]
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-browed Albatross [66472]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche salvini
Salvin's Albatross [64463]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche sp. nov.
Pacific Albatross [66511]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thalassarche steadi
White-capped Albatross [64462]
Vulnerable*
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour likely to occur
within area
Thinornis rubricollis
Hooded Plover [59510]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Thinornis rubricollis  rubricollis
Hooded Plover (eastern) [66726]
Vulnerable
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Tringa nebularia
Common Greenshank, Greenshank [832]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Xenus cinereus
Terek Sandpiper [59300]
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Fish
Hippocampus abdominalis
Big-belly Seahorse, Eastern Potbelly Seahorse, New
Species or species habitat
Zealand Potbelly Seahorse [66233]
may occur within area
Hippocampus breviceps
Short-head Seahorse, Short-snouted Seahorse
Species or species habitat
[66235]
may occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Histiogamphelus briggsii
Crested Pipefish, Briggs' Crested Pipefish, Briggs'
Species or species habitat
Pipefish [66242]
may occur within area
Maroubra perserrata
Released 
Sawtooth Pipefish [66252]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Mitotichthys mollisoni
Mollison's Pipefish [66260]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Mitotichthys semistriatus
Halfbanded Pipefish [66261]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Mitotichthys tuckeri
Tucker's Pipefish [66262]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Name
Threatened
Type of Presence
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
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Common Seadragon, Weedy Seadragon [66268]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Solegnathus spinosissimus
Spiny Pipehorse, Australian Spiny Pipehorse [66275]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Stigmatopora argus
Spotted Pipefish, Gulf Pipefish, Peacock Pipefish
Species or species habitat
[66276]
may occur within area
Stigmatopora nigra
Widebody Pipefish, Wide-bodied Pipefish, Black
Species or species habitat
Pipefish [66277]
may occur within area
Urocampus carinirostris
Hairy Pipefish [66282]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Vanacampus phillipi
Port Phillip Pipefish [66284]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Mammals
Arctocephalus forsteri
Long-nosed Fur-seal, New Zealand Fur-seal [20]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Arctocephalus pusillus
Australian Fur-seal, Australo-African Fur-seal [21]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Whales and other Cetaceans
[ Resource Information ]
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Mammals
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Minke Whale [33]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale [36]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Caperea marginata
Pygmy Right Whale [39]
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour may occur within
area
Delphinus delphis
Common Dophin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin [60]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Eubalaena australis
Southern Right Whale [40]
Endangered
Species or species habitat
known to occur within area
Grampus griseus
Released 
Risso's Dolphin, Grampus [64]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Dusky Dolphin [43]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale [38]
Vulnerable
Foraging, feeding or related
behaviour known to occur
within area
Tursiops truncatus s. str.
Bottlenose Dolphin [68417]
Species or species habitat
may occur within area
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State and Territory Reserves
[ Resource Information ]
Name
State
Cape Deslacs
TAS
Clifton Beach
TAS
North West Head
TAS
Regional Forest Agreements
[ Resource Information ]
Note that all areas with completed RFAs have been included.
Name
State
Tasmania RFA
Tasmania
Invasive Species
[ Resource Information ]
Weeds reported here are the 20 species of national significance (WoNS), along with other introduced plants
that are considered by the States and Territories to pose a particularly significant threat to biodiversity. The
following feral animals are reported: Goat, Red Fox, Cat, Rabbit, Pig, Water Buffalo and Cane Toad. Maps from
Landscape Health Project, National Land and Water Resouces Audit, 2001.
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Birds
Acridotheres tristis
Common Myna, Indian Myna [387]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Alauda arvensis
Skylark [656]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard [974]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Carduelis carduelis
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
European Goldfinch [403]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Carduelis chloris
European Greenfinch [404]
Species or species habitat
Released 
likely to occur within area
Columba livia
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon [803]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow [405]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Streptopelia chinensis
Spotted Turtle-Dove  [780]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Name
Status
Type of Presence
Sturnus vulgaris
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Common Starling [389]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Turdus merula
Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird [596]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Mammals
Canis lupus  familiaris
Domestic Dog [82654]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Felis catus
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat [19]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Lepus capensis
Brown Hare [127]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Mus musculus
House Mouse [120]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit, European Rabbit [128]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat, Norway Rat [83]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Rattus rattus
Black Rat, Ship Rat [84]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Sus scrofa
Pig [6]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox, Fox [18]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Plants
Asparagus asparagoides
Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Florist's
Species or species habitat
Smilax, Smilax Asparagus [22473]
likely to occur within area
Asparagus scandens
Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern [23255]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
Bitou Bush, Boneseed [18983]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Released 
Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera
Boneseed [16905]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Cytisus scoparius
Broom, English Broom, Scotch Broom, Common
Species or species habitat
Broom, Scottish Broom, Spanish Broom [5934]
likely to occur within area
Genista monspessulana
Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom,
Species or species habitat
Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom [20126]
likely to occur within area
Lycium ferocissimum
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn [19235]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur
Name
Status
Type of Presence
within area
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Nassella neesiana
Chilean Needle grass [67699]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Nassella trichotoma
Serrated Tussock, Yass River Tussock, Yass Tussock,
Species or species habitat
Nassella Tussock (NZ) [18884]
likely to occur within area
Rubus fruticosus aggregate
Blackberry, European Blackberry [68406]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
Salix spp. except S.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii
Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and
Species or species habitat
Sterile Pussy Willow [68497]
likely to occur within area
Ulex europaeus
Gorse, Furze [7693]
Species or species habitat
likely to occur within area
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
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The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the report.
This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World and National Heritage properties, Wetlands of International
and National Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened, migratory and marine species and listed threatened
ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various
resolutions.
Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only. Where available data
supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general terms. People using this information in making
a referral may need to consider the qualifications below and may need to seek and consider other information sources.
For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote
sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point
location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.
Threatened, migratory and marine species distributions have been derived through a variety of methods.  Where distributions are well known and if
time permits, maps are derived using either thematic spatial data (i.e. vegetation, soils, geology, elevation, aspect, terrain, etc) together with point
locations and described habitat; or environmental modelling (MAXENT or BIOCLIM habitat modelling) using point locations and environmental data
layers.
Where very little information is available for species or large number of maps are required in a short time-frame, maps are derived either from 0.04
or 0.02 decimal degree cells; by an automated process using polygon capture techniques (static two kilometre grid cells, alpha-hull and convex hull);
or captured manually or by using topographic features (national park boundaries, islands, etc).  In the early stages of the distribution mapping
process (1999-early 2000s) distributions were defined by degree blocks, 100K or 250K map sheets to rapidly create distribution maps. More reliable
distribution mapping methods are used to update these distributions as time permits.
Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped:
- migratory and
- marine
The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this database:
- threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants
- some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed
- some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area
- migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers
The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species:
- non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites
- seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent
Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.
Coordinates
-42.88213 147.5731,-43.05526 147.53129,-42.99458 147.63564,-42.88213 147.5731
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
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Acknowledgements
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This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The department acknowledges the following
custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice:
-Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales
-Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria
-Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania
-Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia
-Department of Land and Resource Management, Northern Territory
-Department of Environmental and Heritage Protection, Queensland
-Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia
-Environment and Planning Directorate, ACT
-Birdlife Australia
-Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme
-Australian National Wildlife Collection
-Natural history museums of Australia
-Museum Victoria
-Australian Museum
-South Australian Museum
-Queensland Museum
-Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
-Queensland Herbarium
-National Herbarium of NSW
-Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria
-Tasmanian Herbarium
-State Herbarium of South Australia
-Northern Territory Herbarium
-Western Australian Herbarium
-Australian National Herbarium, Canberra
-University of New England
-Ocean Biogeographic Information System
-Australian Government, Department of Defence
Forestry Corporation, NSW
-Geoscience Australia
-CSIRO
-Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns
-eBird Australia
-Australian Government – Australian Antarctic Data Centre
-Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
-Australian Government National Environmental Science Program
-Australian Institute of Marine Science
-Reef Life Survey Australia
-American Museum of Natural History
-Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Inveresk, Tasmania
-Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
-Other groups and individuals
The Department is extremely grateful to the many organisations and individuals who provided expert advice
pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by Airservices Australia
and information on numerous draft distributions.
Please feel free to provide feedback via the Contact Us page.
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