Nomination

Species, populations or ecological communities can be listed, delisted and have their threat status changed in the Schedules of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Key Threatening Processes can be listed or delisted. Making a nomination is the first step in the process.

The Biodiversity Conservation Act (BC Act) encourages community involvement in the protection of threatened species and ecological communities. Any person or organisation can propose changes to the list of threatened species, populations, ecological communities or key threatening process.

Nomination priorities

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee (NSW TSSC) assesses all nominations received, but some nominations may be given priority over others in line with the NSW TSSC nomination priorities. The current criteria for nomination priorities include:

species and ecological communities endemic to NSW
degree of threat
immediacy of threat
taxonomic or ecological distinctiveness
any other matters the NSW TSSC considers relevant.

For more information, read the NSW TSSC Nomination Priorities (PDF 54KB)

Nominate

Nominate a species or ecological community expand

You can:

nominate a particular species or ecological community to be added to the threatened species or ecological community lists (viz. Schedules of the BC Act)
nominate a particular species or ecological community to be delisted from the lists.
nominate a change in threat status of a listed species or ecological community within the lists.

Background information

Download and read the nomination background information. The background information provides important guidance on the type of information to include with your nomination.

Read the Background information for preparing a nomination (PDF 392KB)

You should include any relevant information that demonstrates the criteria for listing are met. A species/community must meet at least one of the criteria to be eligible for listing.

Detailed information on how the Committee assesses species, populations and ecological communities can be found in the Committee's guidelines for interpreting listing criteria.

Read the Guidelines for interpreting listing criteria (PDF 645KB)

Nomination forms

Nomination forms for a new listing or to change the status of a current listing

Species - Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species (DOC 52KB)

Species - Extinct or extinct in the wild (DOC 44KB)

Populations (DOC 53KB)

Ecological communities - Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable ecological communities (DOC 52KB)

Nomination form for de-listing

Species de-listing (DOC 43KB)

Send completed nominations to:

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee
c/o Department of Planning and Environment
Locked Bag 5022
Parramatta NSW 2124
Street address: 4 Parramatta Square, 12 Darcy St, Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone: (02) 9585 6940

email: scientific.committee@environment.nsw.gov.au

Nominate a key threatening process expand

You can:

nominate a particular threat to native plants and animals to be listed as a key threatening process
nominate a key threatening process to be removed from the list of key threatening processes.

Background information

Download and read the nomination background information. The background information provides important guidance on the type of information to include with your nomination.

You should include any relevant information that demonstrates the criteria for listing are met.

Background information for preparing a nomination (PDF 392KB)

Nomination form

Nomination form for listing or delisting a key threatening process (DOC 36KB)

Send completed nominations to:

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee

c/o Department of Planning and Environment
Locked Bag 5022
Parramatta NSW 2124
Street address: 4 Parramatta Square, 12 Darcy St, Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone: (02) 9585 6940

email: scientific.committee@environment.nsw.gov.au

Page last updated 10 June 2022

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