National Recovery Plan for the Ghost Bat Registered as Federal Legislative Instrument

What has been registered

The federal government has formally registered the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (National Recovery Plan for the Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas)) Instrument 2026 on the Federal Register of Legislation. The instrument is a legislative instrument made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Commencement

The instrument came into force on 30 July 2026.

Administration

The instrument is administered by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Further information

The full text of the instrument is available at the Federal Register of Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L01005. The source registration page contains no further detail about the plan's specific requirements or obligations.

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