Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIncluding ecological communities in a category
(1) The Minister must not include (whether as a result of a transfer or otherwise) an ecological community in a particular category unless satisfied that the ecological community is eligible to be included in that category.
(2) In deciding whether to include an ecological community in a particular category (whether as a result of a transfer or otherwise), the only matters the Minister may consider are matters relating to:
(a) whether the ecological community is eligible to be included in that category; or
(b) the effect that including the ecological community in that category could have on the survival of the ecological community.
Deleting ecological communities from a category
(3) The Minister must not delete (whether as a result of a transfer or otherwise) an ecological community from a particular category unless satisfied that:
(a) the ecological community is no longer eligible to be included in that category; or
(b) the inclusion of the ecological community in that category is not contributing, or will not contribute, to the survival of the ecological community.
(4) In deciding whether to delete an ecological community from a particular category (whether as a result of a transfer or otherwise), the only matters the Minister may consider are matters relating to:
(a) whether the ecological community is eligible to be included in that category; or
(b) the effect that the inclusion of the ecological community in
that category is having, or could have, on the survival of the
ecological community.