Department of the Environment and Energy

Commonwealth of Australia

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Notice under Section 278

Joint Making of the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia

In accordance with the provisions of Section 278 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, this statement gives notice to the making of the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia. This recovery plan was jointly made by the New South Wales Minister for the Environment, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Heritage, the Queensland Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef, and the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy on 25 May 2017 and came into force on 3 June 2017.

The recovery plan is available on the Department of the Environment and Energy’s website at:

http://www.environment.gov.au/marine/publications/recovery-plan-marine-turtles-australia-2017