The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

  (a)   It usually takes approximately 180 calendar days from a nomination being received to the finalisation of the Finalised Priority Assessment List.

  (b)   On average it takes 118 calendar days for species and 155 calendar days for ecological Communities from the provision of the advice from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to the publication of the decision.