Establishes a framework to enable and promote the conservation of Victoria’s native flora and fauna. Some of the means by which the Act does this include;

• the listing of threatened species in the Threatened List and threatening processes in the Process List;

• establishing the Scientific Advisory Committee to advise the Minister as to the threatened species and threatening processes to be included in the lists;

• Action Statements must be created for listed species or threatening processes;

• for any listed species or community a management plan may be created, or it may be determined to be a ‘critical habitat’;

• Interim Conservation Orders may be made to conserve the critical habitat of a listed species or community, or of a species or community nominated for listing;

• creates offences relating to the taking, movement, trade, release etc. of protected flora and listed fish;

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