Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 28 April 2021

The Species Technical Committee (STC) met on 28 April 2021 to finalise assessments for 12 Queensland species. The STC recommended that the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).

Fauna

Species	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status
Perameles nasuta southern long-nosed bandicoot	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed
Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (south-eastern)	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable
Petauroides volans (southern and central populations) greater glider (southern and central populations	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered
Petauroides minor greater glider (northern)	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable
Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi southern palm cockatoo	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered
Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed

Fauna

Assessments that did not result in reclassification under the NCA
Potorous tridactylus tridactylus northern long-nosed potoroo (SE mainland north of Sydney basin and into Queensland)	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – vulnerable	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable

Flora

Species	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status
Macadamia jansenii	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered
Camptacra Perdita	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered
Westringia grandifolia	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered
Rhodamnia dumicola	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered

Flora

Assessments that did not result in reclassification under the NCA
Eucalyptus dalveenica	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered