Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (National Recovery Plan for the Water Mouse — Xeromys myoides) Instrument 2023 (Cth)

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (National Recovery Plan for the Water Mouse – Xeromys myoides) Instrument 2023

We jointly make this recovery plan under subsection 269A(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Dated 16.11.2023

Tanya Plibersek

Tanya Plibersek Minister for the Environment and Water (Commonwealth)

Dated 4.09.2023

Leanne Linard

Leanne Linard Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland)

Dated 11.09.2023

Lauren Moss

Lauren Moss Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security (Northern Territory)

2.1A Name

This instrument is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (National Recovery Plan for the Water Mouse — Xeromys myoides) Instrument 2023.

2.1B Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

2.1C Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 269A(3) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

National Recovery Plan for the Water Mouse (Xeromys myoides)

1 December 2022 The Species Profile and Threats Database page linked to this recovery plan is obtainable from: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=66

© Commonwealth of Australia 2023 Ownership of intellectual property rights Unless otherwise noted, copyright (and any other intellectual property rights) in this publication is owned by the Commonwealth of Australia (referred to as the Commonwealth). Creative Commons licence All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence except content supplied by third parties, logos and the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. Inquiries about the licence and any use of this document should be emailed to copyright@dcceew.gov.au. Cataloguing data This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: DCCEEW (2023) National Recovery Plan for the water mouse (Xeromys myoides). Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. CC BY 4.0. This publication is available at dcceew.gov.au/publications. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water GPO Box 3090 Canberra ACT 2601 Telephone 1800 803 772 Web dcceew.gov.au Disclaimer The Australian Government acting through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has exercised due care and skill in preparing and compiling the information and data in this publication. Notwithstanding, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, its employees and advisers disclaim all liability, including liability for negligence and for any loss, damage, injury, expense or cost incurred by any person as a result of accessing, using or relying on any of the information or data in this publication to the maximum extent permitted by law. Acknowledgements The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water recognises the ongoing connection of First Nations Peoples to culture and country across the water mouse distribution and beyond. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers. This recovery plan has been developed with the involvement and support of a broad range of partners, including Commonwealth and State environment departments, researchers, Aboriginal Corporations, Natural Resource Management bodies, local government, community group representatives, private land managers/custodians, and ecological consultants. We would also like to thank all the partners who have assisted with recovery effort thus far, including the land managers and custodians who have actively contributed to recovery efforts on the land for which they are responsible. The preparation of this plan was funded by the Commonwealth Government. Image credits Water Mouse (Xeromys myoides) at Sandringham Bay Conservation Park on the central Queensland Coast. John Atkinson via Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0.