Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For paragraph 270 (2) (j) of the Act, a recovery plan must describe to the extent practicable, with spatial information:
(a) the location of species or ecological communities for which it is made; and
(b) areas of habitat that are critical to the survival of the species or ecological communities; and
(c) important populations of the species or ecological communities that are necessary for their long‑term survival and recovery; and
(d) any areas that are affected by a threatening process.
(2) A recovery plan should state:
(a) what must be done to stop the decline of, and support the recovery and survival of, the species or ecological community, including action:
(i) to protect important populations; and
(ii) to protect and restore habitat; and
(iii) to manage and reduce threatening processes; and
(b) to the extent possible, what management practices are necessary to avoid a significant adverse impact on the species or ecological community.
(3) For paragraph 270 (2) (d) of the Act, the criteria mentioned in regulation 7.09 must be considered in identifying habitat that is critical to the survival of the species or community concerned.