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The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act
1988 (the Act) is the main Victorian legislation governing the
conservation of threatened species and ecological communities and
addresses the management of processes that threaten native flora
and fauna. The Act applies to public and private land and
establishes a listing process. Once an item is listed, there are a
range of administrative and conservation tools that can be used to
protect and conserve it.
The objective of the audit was to review how effective the
Department of Sustainability and Environment’s (the department)
administration of the Act has been in preserving Victoria’s native
flora and fauna.
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