New South Wales Consolidated Acts

THREATENED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT 1995 - SECT 128A

128A Functions of Scientific Committee

(1) The Scientific Committee has the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act or law.

(2) The principal functions of the Scientific Committee are as follows:

(a) to determine which species are to be listed under this Act as threatened species,

(b) to determine which populations are to be listed under this Act as endangered populations and to advise the Director-General on the identification of their critical habitat,

(c) to determine which ecological communities are to be listed under this Act as endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable ecological communities and to advise the Director-General on the identification of their critical habitat,

(d) to determine which threatening processes are to be listed under this Act as key threatening processes,

(e) to review draft joint management agreements and the performance of parties under executed joint management agreements,

(f) to advise the Director-General on the exercise of the Director-General’s functions under this Act,

(g) to advise the Minister and the NRC on any matter relating to the conservation of threatened species, populations or ecological communities that is referred to the Committee by the Minister or that the Committee considers appropriate.

(3) The Scientific Committee may, in the exercise of its functions, make use of consultants or obtain assistance or advice from other persons.