Instrument revoking and making recovery plan (5 February 2013) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Section 269A Instrument revoking and making recovery plan

I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to: (a) section 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), revoke the recovery plan for Eubalaena australis – Southern Right Whale (endangered) entitled "Southern Right Whale Recovery Plan 2005-2010"; and (b) section 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), make a recovery plan for Eubalaena australis – Southern Right Whale (endangered) entitled "Conservation Management Plan for the Southern Right Whale". The revocation of the recovery plan specified in paragraph (a) will take effect the day after the plan specified in paragraph (b) is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. The recovery plan specified in paragraph (b) will come into force on the day after the plan is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this 5 day of February 2013

Tony Burke

Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Conservation Management Plan for the Southern Right Whale

A Recovery Plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 2011–2021

Acknowledgements

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities would like to acknowledge those who contributed to the development of this Recovery Plan.

This Recovery Plan is based on the draft written by Prof Robert Harcourt and Megan Kessler of Macquarie University, Dr Rebecca Pirzl of Skadia Pty Ltd., and important contributions from state and territory government agencies, non-government organisations and the Threatened Species Scientific Committee.