How to change the listing status of a species on Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995

Making a Nomination

The process for making a nomination to list a species as threatened, changing the listing status of a species, or delisting a species is in accordance with the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (TSP Act).

Any person may nominate to change the listing status of an eligible native species of flora or fauna in Tasmania. To do so, a member of the public must complete the prescribed nomination form. A nomination can also be made by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

A nominator should refer to Section 15 of the TSP Act and to the Guidelines for Eligibility for Listing under the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (the Guidelines) for guidance on the eligibility of a species for listing or delisting.

Nomination of Threatened Species Form

Guidelines for the Listing of Species under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995

Completed nominations should be submitted to the Scientific Advisory Committee via email: ThreatenedSpecies.Committees@nre.tas.gov.au.

The deadline for submissions is at least 3 weeks ahead of a routine SAC routine meeting. Meeting dates and submission deadlines are outlined below.

Philotheca freyciana

Photo: O Carter

Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meetings

The SAC have 3 to 4 routine meetings per year where they consider matters including nominations to list and delist eligible species.

SAC meeting dates for 2025

SAC meeting date	Meeting number	Deadline for submissions
10 April 2025	Meeting 90	Closed
25 August 2025	Meeting 91	Closed
26 November 2025	Meeting 92	Closed

Assessment of Nominations & Listing Process

A summary of the process for changing the listing status of a species on the Schedules of the Threatened Sepcies Protection Act 1995 (the TSP Act) is outlined below:

1. Nomination and Preliminary Recommendation by the SAC

The SAC will consider a new nomination at a routine meeting and assess the nominated species' eligibility for listing according to the Guidelines for Eligibility for Listing Under the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. Based on this assessment, the SAC can make a preliminary recommendation to support or reject the nomination

2. Public notification of the SAC’s Preliminary Recommendation

The SAC provide their preliminary recommendation in a letter to the Minister for the Environment for noting and the recommendation will be advertised for a 30-day public notification period. Comments or scientific information received in relation to the recommendation will be provided to the Committee

3. Final Recommendation by the SAC

After the 30-day public comment period, the SAC will meet to consider the nomination again and any information or comments received during the public consultation will be considered to inform supporting or rejecting the nomination. If supported, the SAC's recommendation is provided in a letter to the Minister for the Environment as a final recommendation for decision to amend the Schedules of the Act.

4. Minister’s Decision and Public Notification

After receiving the SAC's final recommendation, the Minister must make a decision based on the SAC's recommendation. If the Minister accepts the recommendation, the Minister’s intention to make an Order to amend the Schedules will be advertised for a 30-day day public consultation period

5. Threatened Species Protection Order

Instructions to amend the Schedules are provided to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) who will draft the proposed changes once the 30-day public notification period has closed

6. Changes to Listing Complete

The changes to a species' listing status are in force when the final changes are published in the Tasmanian Government Gazette.

Ptunnara brown

Photo: Threatened Species Section

Species under consideration to be added, omitted or amended on the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (TSP Act)

Nominations currently under consideration by the Scientific Advisory Committee for a species to to be added, omitted or amended on the Schedules of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995, including links public notifications, can be found in the tables below.

Species considered by the SAC for Preliminary Recommendation

Species	Nominated listing under the TSP Act	Based on IUCN Criteria	Nominator (public or SAC)	Considered by the SAC for Preliminary Recommendation	SAC's Preliminary Recommendation	Public Notification of SAC’s Preliminary recommendation
Galaxiella pusilla (Dwarf Galaxias)	To list uplist to endangered - extant	B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Melicytus angustifolius subsp angustifolius (Tasmanian tree violet)	To list as endangered - extant	A2c+B1ab+B2ab+D1	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone)	To list as vulnerable	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to list as vulnerable	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Calidris canutus (Red Knot)	To list as vulnerable	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to list as vulnerable	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Acacia ulicifolia (juniper wattle)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Hovea tasmanica (rockfield purplepea)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 92 26 November 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Public Notification Open from 20 December 2025 - 24 January 2026
Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank)	To list as endangered - extant	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot)	To list as vulnerable	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to list as vulnerable	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Brachyscome tasmanica (salt daisy)	To list as endangered - extant	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) + 2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Haloragis heterophylla (variable raspwart)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Gratiola pubescens (hairy brooklime)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Parietaria debilis (shade pellitory)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Teucrium corymbosum (forest germander)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Nomination supported to delist	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Caladenia vulgaris var. nunguensis (bog finger orchid)	To list as endangered - extant	B1ac(iv)+2ac(iv)+D	SAC	Meeting 90 10 April 2025	Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed

Species considered by the SAC for Final Recommendation - for decision by the Minister for Environment

Species	Nominated listing under the TSP Act	Based on IUCN Criteria	Nominator (public or SAC)	Public Notification of SAC’s Preliminary Recommendation	Considered by the SAC for Final Recommendation	Minister's Decision
Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper)	To list as endangered - extant	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Limosa lapponica baueri (Alaskan Bar-Tailed Godwit)	To list as endangered - extant	A2bce+3ce+4bce	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Meeting 91 25 August 2025	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
*Ardenna grisea* (Sooty Shearwater)	To list as vulnerable	A2bde + C1	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Meeting 90 10 April 2025	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
*Gallinago hardwickii* (Latham's Snipe)	To list as vulnerable	A2b	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Meeting 90 10 April 2025	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed
Olgania excavata (Cave Spider)	To delist from rare	No longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Meeting 90 10 April 2025	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed

Species recently added, omitted or amended on the TSP Act

Species	New listing under the TSP Act	Based on IUCN Criteria	Nominator (public or SAC)	Public Notification of SAC’s Preliminary Recommendation	Public Notification of Minister's Decision	Statutory Rule Publication (Final Gazettal)
Hyridella narracanensis (Narracan Corrugated Mussel)	Listed as endangered - extant	A2ce + B2ab(i-v)	Public	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Go vernment Gazette Public Notification Closed	Statutory Rule Publication
Neophema chrysostoma (Blue-Winged Parrot)	Listed as vulnerable	A2bc	SAC	Government Gazette PublicNotification Closed	Go vernment Gazette Public Notification Closed	Statutory Rule Publication
Veronica ciliolata subsp. fiordensis (Ben Lomond cushion plant)	Listed as endangered - extant	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) + B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Statutory Rule Publication
Viola improcera (dwarf violet)	Listed as endangered - extant	B1a + B2a + D	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Statutory Rule Publication
Prasophyllum sp. Arthurs Lake (mountain leek-orchid)	Delisted from endangered - extant	Taxonomic revision - no longer meets criteria for listing	SAC	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Government Gazette Public Notification Closed	Statutory Rule Publication

Contact

Threatened Species Committees

GPO Box 44,
HOBART, TAS, 7001.

Email: ThreatenedSpecies.Committees@nre.tas.gov.au

How to change the listing status of a species on Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Making a Nomin​​ation

Scientific Advisory​​​​ Committee (SAC) Meetings

​SAC meeting dates for 2025​

Assessment of​​ Nominations & Listing Process

Species under consideration to be added, omitted or amended on the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (TSP Act)​