Commonwealth of Australia

Inclusion of species in the list of threatened species under s178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

I, ROBERT MURRAY HILL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, pursuant to section 184(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby amend the list referred to in section 178 of that Act by:

including in the list in the extinct category

• Nyctophilus howensis (Lord Howe Long-eared Bat)

including in the list in the critically endangered category

• Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus (Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat)

including in the list in the endangered category

• Isoodon obesulus obesulus (Southern Brown Bandicoot)
• Pipistrellus murrayi (Christmas Island Pipistrelle)
• Rhinolophus philippinensis (large form) (Greater Large-eared Horseshoe Bat)
• Hipposideros semoni (Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat)
• Macronectes giganteus (Southern Giant-Petrel)

including in the list in the vulnerable category

• Melaleuca deanei F.Muell
• Rhinonicteris aurantius (Pilbara form) (Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat)
• Chalinolobus dwyeri (Large-eared Pied Bat)
• Nyctophilus timoriensis (South-eastern form) (Eastern Long-eared Bat)
• Macronectes halli (Northern Giant-Petrel)

deleting from the list in the extinct category

• Pteropus brunneus (Percy Island Flying Fox)

deleting from the list in the vulnerable category

• Macroderma gigas (Ghost Bat)

Dated this.........29th...............................day of...............March 2001.....................................

Robert Hill

Minister for the Environment and Heritage