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The ''Nature Conservation Act 1992'' is an act of the 
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licence. *the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 (the Animals Regulation), introducing a new animal licensing framework; and *the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020 (the Plants Regulation), which transferred all existing plant provisions into a single stand-alone regulation.
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral s ...
, Australia, that, together with subordinate legislation, provides for the legislative protection of Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
's threatened biota.
As originally published, it provided for biota to be declared ''presumed extinct'', ''endangered'', ''vulnerable'', ''rare'' or ''common''. In 2004 the act was amended to more closely align with the IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
categories: ''presumed extinct'' was changed to ''extinct in the wild'' and ''common'' was changed to ''least concern''. ''Near threatened'' was introduced as an eventual replacement for ''rare'', but the latter was to be phased out over time rather than immediately abandoned.
The act is administered by the state's Environmental Protection Agency
A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...
(EPA). There are provisions under the act which allow landholders to negotiate voluntary conservation agreements with the EPA.
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licence. *the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020 (the Animals Regulation), introducing a new animal licensing framework; and *the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020 (the Plants Regulation), which transferred all existing plant provisions into a single stand-alone regulation.
See also
*''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cultu ...
'', federal law
*List of environmental laws by country
This article lists the most important national environmental laws by continent and country.
Africa Egypt
* Egyptian Law 102 of 1983, for Nature Protectorates
* Environmental Protection Law 4/1994 amended by Law 9/2009(Egypt)
* Law 48/1 ...
*List of Nature Conservation Act endangered fauna of Queensland
This is a list of animals listed as endangered under the terms of Queensland's ''Nature Conservation Act 1992''. The list is based on the most recent regulations, the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020.
Invertebrates
* '' Adclarkia d ...
*List of Nature Conservation Act endangered flora of Queensland
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This is a list of the flora of Queensland listed as ''Endangered'' under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
* '' Acacia porcata''
* '' Acacia ramiflora''
* '' Acacia rubricola''
* ''Acacia saxicola''
* '' Acacia'' sp. (Ruined Castle Cre ...
*List of Nature Conservation Act extinct in the wild flora of Queensland
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This is a list of the flora of Queensland listed as ''Extinct in the Wild'' (formerly ''Presumed Extinct'') under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
* ''Acianthus ledwardii''
* ''Amphibromus whitei''
* ''Amphineu ...
*List of Nature Conservation Act rare flora of Queensland
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This is a list of the flora of Queensland listed as ''Rare'' under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. (The ''Rare'' category is gradually being phased out in favour of the ''Near Threatened'' category.)
* '' Acac ...
*List of Nature Conservation Act vulnerable flora of Queensland
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This is a list of the flora of Queensland listed as ''Vulnerable'' under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
* ''Acacia ammophila''
* ''Acacia attenuata''
* ''Acacia barakulensis''
* Acacia baueri subsp. baueri, ' ...
*Protected areas of Queensland
Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected.
List of terrestrial protected are ...
References
External links
* *{{cite web , title=Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Reprint current from 13 February 2020) , website=Queensland Legislation, publisher=Queensland Government , date=29 June 2020 , url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-020 Biota of Queensland Nature conservation in Australia Queensland legislation 1992 establishments in Australia 1992 in Australian law 1992 in the environment 1990s in Queensland Environmental law in Australia