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Threat abatement strategy: Review and amend or adopt existing legislation and policies

There are 28 priority actions under the "review and amend or adopt existing legislation and policies" threat abatement strategy. These actions apply to 17 key threatening processes (KTPs).

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Review and amend or adopt existing legislation and policies - priority actions
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Alteration of habitat following subsidence due to longwall miningHabitat loss/change1. Ensure rigorous assessment of new mines continues through existing approval processes including the preparation of subsidence management plans. (High priority)
 
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Alteration to the natural flow regimes of rivers, streams, floodplains & wetlands.Habitat loss/change1. Review NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee determination for installation and operation of in stream structures that modify flow and NSW Weirs Policy for consideration of the preparation of a joint TAP for both KTPs with DPI (Fisheries). (High priority)
 
2. Support the implementation of the NSW Water Reforms and the Water Management Act 2000. (High priority)
 
3. Support water sharing planning programs and initiatives. (High priority)
 
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Bushrock RemovalHabitat loss/change1. Review provisions of local environment plans with a view to incorporating consideration of the biodiversity impacts of bushrock removal. (Medium priority)
 
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Clearing of native vegetationHabitat loss/change1. Establish and maintain links between the techniques and policies implemented in vegetation management and those in NRM and strategic conservation planning. (Medium priority)
 
2. Oversee interactions between TSC Act reforms and Native Vegetation and NRM reforms through biodiversity certification. (Medium priority)
 
3. Provide custodianship and maintenance of databases which support the biodiversity tools in PVP developer (including undertaking periodic review of the data and databases). (Medium priority)
 
4. Provide input to interagency and stakeholder discussion and review of policy settings to support the implementation Native Vegetation Act 2003. (High priority)
 
5. Review NSW planning initiatives to encourage the protection of native vegetation in EPIs and planning documents. (Medium priority)
 
6. Review the code and regulation of the Plantation and Reaforestation legislation in regards to biodiversity issues. (Medium priority)
 
7. Review the Environmental Outcomes Assessment methodology for the biodiversity component. (Medium priority)
 
8. Review, assess and implement Commonwealth and NSW threat abatement strategies identified in recovery plans, where practical. (Low priority)
 
9. Work with the Natural Resources Council and support CMAs to monitor implementation and effectiveness of the Minister for Environment biocertification requirements. are met. (Medium priority)
 
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Competition and habitat degradation by feral goatsPest animal1. Commence discussion between agencies and the goat industry regarding a goat identification system. (Medium priority)
 
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Ecological consequences of high frequency firesHabitat loss/change1. Support implementation of the Bush Fire Environmental Assessment Code and provide information relevant to maintaining Threatened Species Hazard Reduction List. (High priority)
 
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Entanglement in, or injestion of anthropogenic debris in marine and esturine environments Other threat1. Support the implementation of international, national and state laws to regulate commercial and recreational boating activities to reduce marine debris. (High priority)
 
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Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deerPest animal1. Develop specific legislation for deer management. (High priority)
 
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Human-caused Climate ChangeHabitat loss/change1. Develop conservation planning tools to model scenarios and effects of climate change on biodiversity. (High priority)
 
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Importation of red imported fire ants into NSWPest animal1. Support national Red Imported Fire Ant eradication program. (High priority)
 
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Invasion and establishment of the Cane ToadPest animal1. Prepare a policy and operational guidelines on the control and management of cane toads on DEC lands. (Low priority)
 
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Invasion of native plant communities by exotic perennial grassesWeed1. List exotic perennial grasses as noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 and as a key threatening process under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. (High priority)
 
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Invasion, establishment and spread of Lantana camaraWeed1. List Lantana as a noxious weed under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 and as a key threatening process under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. (High priority)
 
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Loss of Hollow-bearing Trees - key threatening processHabitat loss/change1. Establish appropriate recruitment tree ratios as part of the private native code of practice under the Native Vegetation Act 2003. (High priority)
 
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Predation by feral catsPest animal1. List predation by the feral cat as a key threatening process under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. (High priority)
 
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Predation by the Plague Minnow (Gambusia holbrooki)Pest animal1. Declare Gambusia noxious in NSW Fisheries Management Act. (High priority)
 
2. Participate in broad scale river health programs which will benefit the management of Gambusia from a whole of ecosystem perspective i.e. manage those aspects of river health that reduce habitat preferences of native frog species. (Medium priority)
 
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Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa)Pest animal1. List feral pigs as a pest animal under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 and as a key threatening process under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. (High priority)
 
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