Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1980 - SECT 84

    (1)     Damage to land in a reserved area causes serious harm to the area if—

        (a)     it causes the loss of an endangered ecological community or part of an endangered ecological community; or

        (b)     it causes a substantial loss of habitat of native flora or fauna; or

        (c)     the total area damaged is more than 2 hectares; or

        (d)     the cost of action needed to rehabilitate the land damaged is more than the prescribed amount.

    (2)     In this section:

"prescribed amount "means—

        (a)     $50 000; or

        (b)     if a higher amount is prescribed under the regulations—that amount.