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).
To determine if a species is eligible for listing or delisting, please 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):
Guidelines for the Listing of Species under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (PDF 171Kb)
In addition to the
Threatened Species Scientific Advisory Committee (the SAC), any person may nominate to change the listing status of an eligible native species of flora or fauna in Tasmania. For a member of the public to do so, a nomination must be submitted in the prescribed nomination form.
Nomination Form for Listing/Delisting Species under the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (DOCX 84Kb)
A guidance document on how to complete the nomination form is available:
Guidance document - using the threatened species nomination form (PDF 229Kb)
Completed nominations should be submitted to the Scientific Advisory Committee by the meeting deadline via email: ThreatenedSpecies.Committees@nre.tas.gov.au. The deadline for submission of nominations is 3 weeks ahead of a routine SAC routine meeting. Meeting dates, submission deadlines and the process for species listings are outlined below.
Philotheca freyciana
Photo: Threatened Species Section
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 2026
1 April 2026
| Meeting 93
| 11 March 2026
|
12 August 2026
| Meeting 94
| 22 July 2026
|
November/December 2026 (tbd)
| Meeting 95
| tbd
|
Assessment of nominations & the listing process
A summary of the process for changing the listing status of a species on the Schedules of the Threatened Species 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
Hirundapus caudacutus (White-throated Needletail)
| To list as vulnerable
| A2b
| SAC
| Meeting 93
1 April 2026
| Nomination supported to list as vulnerable
| Public Notification
Closed
|
Calidris acuminata
(Sharp-tailed Sandpiper)
| To list as vulnerable
| A2bce+3ce+4bce
| SAC
| Meeting 93
1 April 2026
| Nomination supported to list as vulnerable
| Public Notification
Closed
|
Pluvialis squatarola
(Grey Plover)
| To list as vulnerable
| A2bce+3ce+4bce
| SAC
| Meeting 93
1 April 2026
| Nomination supported to list as vulnerable
| Public Notification
Closed
|
Botaurus poiciloptilus
(Australasian Bittern)
| To list as endangered
| A2a+C1
| SAC
| Meeting 93
1 April 2026
| Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant
| Public Notification
Closed
|
Austropyrgus solitarius
(Kimberly Springs Freshwater Snail )
| To list as endangered
| A2abc
| SAC
| Meeting 93
1 April 2026
| Nomination supported to list as endangered - extant
| Public Notification
Closed
|
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 Closed |
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 Closed
|
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 Closed |
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 Closed |
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 Closed
|
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 Closed
|
Species considered by the SAC for Final Recommendation - Minister's Decision
Species recently added, omitted or amended on the TSP Act
Recently Published Listed Statements for Tasmanian Threatened Species