Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:

In Australia, species are listed as threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The listed shark and sawfish species are:

Critically endangered species

• Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) - East Coast population
• Speartooth shark (Glyphis sp. A)

Endangered species

• Northern river shark (Glyphis sp. C)

Vulnerable

• Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) - West Coast population
• Whale shark (Rhincodon typhus)
• Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
• Freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon)
• Green sawfish (Pristis zijron)

The following sawfish species are not listed under the EPBC Act:

• Narrow/Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidate)
• Dwarf/Queensland sawfish (Pristis clavata)
• Wide/Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) 

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Citation and/or URL

 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 

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Source

Department of Environment Water Heritage and the Arts

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Spatial Coverage

Australia wide 

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Temporal Coverage

Not applicable 

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Update Frequency

Not applicable 

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Other Information

None