Section 194D — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Minister may determine conservation themes for an assessment period

(1) Before the Minister invites nominations for an assessment period for a Subdivision A List under section 194E, the Minister may determine one or more conservation themes that the Minister considers should be given priority in relation to the assessment period for the Subdivision A List. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may determine as a conservation theme that priority should be given to the conservation of: (a) particular groups of species; or (b) particular species; or (c) particular regions of Australia. (3) The Minister may request advice from the Scientific Committee for the purpose of making a determination under subsection (1), and may have regard to any advice the Committee provides in response to the request. (4) A determination under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.