Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 27 March 2019

At its meeting on 27th March 2019 the Species Technical Committee finalised assessments for 7 Queensland species. The following species’ conservation class recommendations were provided to the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science, and Minister for the Arts status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).

Fauna

Species	Current Listing Status	Recommendation	Assessment lead/request
Lerista allanae Allan’s lerista, Allan’s burrowing lerista	EPBC – Endangered NCA – Endangered	STC – Endangered. Refer assessment to Commonwealth Government	Queensland Government
Pteropus conspicillatus Spectacled flying-fox	EPBC – Vulnerable NC Act – Vulnerable	TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered	Commonwealth Government
Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi Eastern bettong – mainland subspecies	EPBC – Extinct NC Act – Extinct in the Wild	TSSC – ineligible for listing at species level due to lack of threats to Tasmanian subspecies STC – Tasmanian subspecies not relevant in Qld. Mainland subspecies currently listed as EW in Qld. Change to Extinct when NC Act amended to create category	Commonwealth Government
Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated needletail	EPBC – unlisted NCA – Special Least Concern	TSSC – Vulnerable STC – Vulnerable	Commonwealth Government

Flora

Species	Current Listing Status	Recommendation	Assessment lead/request
Rhodamnia rubescens Scrub turpentine	EPBC – unlisted NCA – Least Concern NSW – unlisted	NSW – Critically Endangered STC – Critically Endangered when NC Act amended to create category	NSW Government
Rhodomyrtus psidioides Native guava	EPBC – unlisted NCA – Least Concern NSW – unlisted	NSW – Critically Endangered STC – Critically Endangered when NC Act amended to create category	NSW Government
Chalcites osculans Black-eared cuckoo (Gould 1847 Cuculidae)	EPBC – unlisted NCA – Least Concern NSW – unlisted	NSW – Data Deficient STC – Least Concern. NC Act does not contain the Data Deficient category	NSW Government

Legend
STC = Queensland Government Species Technical Committee
TSSC = Australian Government Technical Species Scientific Committee
NSW = species listing decision of New South Wales Government
NC Act = Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992
EPBC = Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999