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NSW SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Nomination to list or delist a key threatening processes under
the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
Key threatening process details
Title of the nominated threatening process:
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Description of the threatening process that distinguishes it from any other threatening process by
reference to its biological and non-biological components and the processes by which these
components interact – if known (please refer to the definitions and guidelines for key threatening
process at the end of this form for more assistance).
Biological and non-biological components:.………………………………...………………………...
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The processes by which these components interact, if known:………………………………………..
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Listed Species, Ecological Communities and Populations that are affected by the process: ………....
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Justification for the Nomination
The definition of a key threatening process under the TSC Act is provided below followed by
information to assist the nominator in preparing the nomination for consideration by the Scientific
Committee.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the Scientific Committee to determine if a nominated
threatening process is eligible for listing under the TSC Act. However, the information that the
nominator provides in relation to the nature of the threat and it’s impacts on species, populations
and ecological communities will assist the Scientific Committee in its determination.
In this regard, the criteria and guidelines for listing, delisting or change the status of species,
populations and ecological communities may also assist the nominator when considering whether
the threatening process qualifies for listing as a key threatening process under the TSC ACT.
Note, terms highlighted in bold are defined in the Definitions and Guidelines section of the form.
Please refer to these in order to assist your nomination.
Key Threatening Process:
Definition: A threatening process is eligible to be listed as a key threatening process if, in the
opinion of the Scientific Committee:
(a) it adversely affects threatened species, populations or ecological communities,
or
(b) it could cause species, populations or ecological communities that are not
threatened to become threatened.
Information that may assist the Committee in its assessment includes:
1. A list of threatened species, populations and ecological communities (i.e., are listed under
the TSC Act in Schedules 1, 1A and 2) in NSW that are adversely affected by this process.
 provide information that demonstrates how the nominated threatening process affects
these species, population and ecological communities.
 provide information on the extent of the process’s impact on these species, populations
and ecological communities, i.e., does the nominated threatening process affect these
threatened species, populations and ecological communities throughout their range?
2. A list of the species, populations and ecological communities, not currently threatened (i.e.,
not listed under the TSC Act in Schedules 1, 1A and 2) in NSW that could become threatened
because of the process.
 provide information that demonstrates how the nominated threatening process affects
these species, population and ecological communities.
 provide information on the extent of the process’s impact on these species, population
and ecological communities, i.e., does the nominated threatening process affect these
threatened species, populations and ecological communities throughout their range?
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3. Information on the extent of the threatening process. If possible, include a map indicating the
current distribution and location(s) of the threatening process in NSW.
 is the threatening process restricted to a specific habitat type or locality?
4. A list of references to any scientific literature relevant to the assessment of the key threatening
process.
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Nominator Details
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Please note: Information contained in the nomination or parts of the nomination may be referred to
third parties for expert assessment and location details may be included in GIS databases managed
by Government departments. Further information or clarification may also be sought from the
nominator. In addition, the Committee is subject to the provisions of the Government Information
(Public Access) Act 2009 and access to the nomination and any accompanying information may be
sought in accordance with that Act. For more information please contact the Committee’s Executive
Officer on 02 9585 6940.
Do you wish your personal details provided below to be regarded as confidential? (NB:
information relating to a Body, Organisation or Company are not personal details)
YES
NO
NAME:
BODY, ORGANISATION or COMPANY NAME (if nominee Acts for an organisation):
ADDRESS:
Postcode
TELEPHONE (daytime):
FAX:
EMAIL:
I declare that the information in this nomination and its attachments is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge.
SIGNATURE:
DATE
The completed nomination for and additional information should be signed and posted to:
The Chairperson
NSW Scientific Committee
PO Box 1967
HURSTVILLE NSW 2220
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL NOMINATIONS – SIGNED NOMINATIONS ARE REQUIRED
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Definitions and Guidelines
The following definitions may aid the nominator in providing information to the NSW Scientific
Committee that will assist assessment of the nomination.
Animal: any animal-life that is indigenous to New South Wales or is known to periodically or
occasionally migrate to NSW, whether vertebrate or invertebrate and in any stage of biological
development, but does not include humans or fish within the meaning of Part 7A of the Fisheries
Management Act 1994.
Ecological Community: an assemblage of species occupying a particular area.
An ecological community is defined by an assemblage of species characteristic of the ecological
community (these species can come from any taxonomic group). In order to assess the validity of
the ecological community, the Scientific Committee will need to know the basis of the definition. If
the ecological community has previously been defined in the literature, details of the appropriate
references should be provided. If the data are unpublished, information on how the data were
collected and analysed should be provided.
There is no complete list of names of ecological communities in NSW. If the name applied to the
nominated ecological community has been used previously, reference to appropriate literature
demonstrating use of the name should be provided. Are the published name and the definition of
the ecological community identifiably the same as the ecological community in the nomination? If
not, what are the differences? If the name has not been used previously, the reason for the choice of
name should be provided.
Information of how the ecological community can be differentiated from adjacent or related
ecological communities and the range of variation encompassed by the concept of the nominated
ecological community, also should be included.
Information on environmental attributes of the ecological community that amplify or clarify the
species based definition (i.e., structure, habitat, position in landscape etc) should be provided.
Ecological Function: encompasses the ecological processes and interactions that occur within an
ecological community. Ecological function includes:
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Provision of habitat for native biota;
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Provision of food and other resources for native biota;
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Maintenance of interactions between species (e.g., pollination, dispersal, mutualism,
competition, predation);
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Cycling, filtering and retention of nutrients;
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Carbon storage or sequestration;
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Maintenance of soil processes;
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Maintenance of catchment scale hydrological and geochemical processes; and
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Maintenance of landscape scale ecological processes.
Geographic Distribution: is the area(s) in which a species, population or ecological community
occurs, excluding cases of vagrancy in species. This may be assessed by estimating the extent of
occurrence (the area of the total geographic range that includes all extant populations of the species,
population, or all extant occurrences of the ecological community), the area of occupancy (the area
within the total range that is currently occupied by the species, population or ecological community,
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i.e., excludes unsuitable and unoccupied habitat), or the area of suitable habitat (the area within the
total range that includes occupied and unoccupied suitable habitat, but excludes unsuitable habitat).
The scale at which a geographic distribution is estimated should be appropriate to the biology of the
species (or component species in ecological communities), the nature of the threats and available
data.
Habitat: an area or areas occupied, or periodically or occasionally occupied, by a species,
population or ecological community and includes any biotic or abiotic component.
Plant: any plant-life that is indigenous to New South Wales, whether vascular or non-vascular and
in any stage of biological development, and includes fungi and lichens, but does not include marine
vegetation within the meaning of Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
Population: a group of organisms, all of the same species, occupying a particular area.
Species: of animal or plant includes any defined sub-species and taxon below a sub-species and
any recognisable variant of a sub-species or taxon.
Threatened species, population and ecological communities: are species, populations and
ecological communities that are listed under Schedule 1, 1A and 2 under the TSC Act. They have
been determined by the Scientific Committee to be at risk of extinction in the immediate to
medium-term future in NSW.
The Schedules contain a number of categories that represent the level of threat a species, population
or ecological community is facing. Species may be presumed extinct, critically endangered,
endangered or vulnerable. Populations may be endangered. Ecological communities may be
critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable.
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