Section 192 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Rediscovery of threatened species that were extinct

(1) If the Minister is satisfied that a native species that is listed in the extinct category has been definitely located in nature since it was last listed as extinct, the Minister may, under section 184, transfer the species from the extinct category to another category without considering advice from the Scientific Committee. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Minister from making such an amendment after having considered advice from the Scientific Committee.