Figure 1.Location of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Geraldton</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>in</strong> relation to o<strong>the</strong>r CALM Management Regions of <strong>the</strong> State(Figure not available)12
assist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> identification of <strong>Declared</strong> <strong>Rare</strong> species <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r species potentially at risk, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir likelyhabitats; <strong>and</strong>foster<strong>in</strong>g an appreciation <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased awareness of <strong>the</strong> importance of protect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> conserv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Declared</strong> <strong>Rare</strong><strong>Flora</strong> <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r species potentially at risk or <strong>in</strong> need of special protection.3. <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> Legislation <strong>and</strong> Guidel<strong>in</strong>es for GazettalThe Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 protects all classes of <strong>in</strong>digenous flora throughout <strong>the</strong> State. Protected flora<strong>in</strong>cludes:Spermatophyta - flower<strong>in</strong>g plants, conifers <strong>and</strong> cycadsPteridophyta - ferns <strong>and</strong> fern alliesBryophyta - mosses <strong>and</strong> liverwortsThallophyta - algae, fungi <strong>and</strong> lichensSection 23F of <strong>the</strong> Act provides special protection to those taxa (species, subspecies, varieties, hybrids) considered by<strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>ister to be:In danger of ext<strong>in</strong>ction - <strong>the</strong> taxon is <strong>in</strong> serious risk of disappear<strong>in</strong>g from <strong>the</strong> wild state with<strong>in</strong> one or twodecades if present l<strong>and</strong> use <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r causal factors cont<strong>in</strong>ue to operate;<strong>Rare</strong> - less than a few thous<strong>and</strong> adult plants of <strong>the</strong> taxon exist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> wild;Deemed to be threatened <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> need of special protection - <strong>the</strong> taxon is not presently <strong>in</strong> danger of ext<strong>in</strong>ction butis at risk over a longer period through cont<strong>in</strong>ued depletion, or occurs largely on sites likely to experience changes<strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong> use which could threaten its survival <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> wild;orPresumed Ext<strong>in</strong>ct - taxa which have not been collected, or o<strong>the</strong>rwise verified over <strong>the</strong> past 50 years despitethorough search<strong>in</strong>g, or of which all known wild populations have been destroyed more recently.In addition, hybrids or suspected hybrids which satisfy <strong>the</strong> above criteria also must be:a dist<strong>in</strong>ct entity, that is, <strong>the</strong> progeny are consistent with <strong>the</strong> agreed taxonomic limits for that taxon group;capable of be<strong>in</strong>g self-perpetuat<strong>in</strong>g, that is, not reliant on <strong>the</strong> parental taxa for replacement; <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong> product of a natural event, that is, both parents are naturally occurr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> cross fertilisation was by naturalmeans.Protection under Section 23F is achieved by declar<strong>in</strong>g flora to be 'rare flora' by notice published <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> GovernmentGazette. CALM's Policy Statement No. 9 discusses <strong>the</strong> legislation relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>Declared</strong> <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>and</strong> outl<strong>in</strong>es <strong>the</strong>criteria for gazettal.Under <strong>the</strong> provisions of Section 23F, <strong>the</strong> 'tak<strong>in</strong>g', by any person, of <strong>Declared</strong> <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> is prohibited on any category ofl<strong>and</strong> throughout <strong>the</strong> State without <strong>the</strong> written consent of <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>ister. A person breach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Act is liable to a penaltyof up to $10,000. The legislation refers only to wild populations <strong>and</strong> applies equally to Government officers <strong>and</strong> privatecitizens on Crown <strong>and</strong> private l<strong>and</strong>.To 'take' <strong>in</strong> relation to any flora <strong>in</strong>cludes 'to ga<strong>the</strong>r, pluck, cut, pull up, destroy, dig up, remove or <strong>in</strong>jure <strong>the</strong> flora or tocause or permit <strong>the</strong> same to be done by any means'. This <strong>in</strong>cludes not only direct destruction or <strong>in</strong>jury by human h<strong>and</strong>or mach<strong>in</strong>e but also such activities as allow<strong>in</strong>g graz<strong>in</strong>g by stock, <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g pathogens, alter<strong>in</strong>g water tables so as to<strong>in</strong>undate or deprive <strong>the</strong> flora of adequate soil moisture, allow<strong>in</strong>g air pollutants to harm foliage, <strong>and</strong> burn<strong>in</strong>g.13
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