Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A nomination of an ecological community must include information about the ecological community, including the following:
(a) the name of the ecological community;
(b) any other names by which the ecological community is known;
(c) a description of the key components of the ecological community including:
(i) biological components; and
(ii) non‑biological components; and
(iii) the key interactions and functional processes;
(d) a description of the characteristic features that distinguish the ecological community from other ecological communities;
(e) information about each key species in the ecological community;
(f) the ecological community's known or estimated current and past national distribution, including a map.
(2) The nomination must also set out the following:
(a) a description of past, current and future threats to the survival of the ecological community, including:
(i) whether the threats are actual or potential; and
(ii) how and where the ecological community is affected by the threats; and
(iii) how the threats are being, or could be, abated;
(b) a statement setting out:
(i) the category in subsection 181 (1) of the Act under which the nominee considers the ecological community should be listed; and
(ii) the reasons why the ecological community should be listed under that category, by reference to the criteria in regulation 7.02.
(3) However, if information required for subregulation (1) or (2) is not available because of a lack of scientific data or analysis, those subregulations are satisfied if the nomination includes:
(a) the information that is available; and
(b) a statement identifying the data or analysis that is not available.