BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 6.14 Modification or withdrawal of biodiversity assessment report

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 6.14

6.14 Modification or withdrawal of biodiversity assessment report

(1) A biodiversity assessment report may be modified by the accredited person who prepared the report--

(a) at the request of the person who commissioned the report, or

(b) in the case of a biodiversity development assessment report--at the request of the person or body to whom the report was submitted in connection with the proposed development, activity or clearing.

(2) A biodiversity assessment report that has been submitted in connection with the proposed development, activity or clearing may be withdrawn by the person who commissioned and submitted the report.

(3) A biodiversity assessment report cannot be modified or withdrawn after a planning approval, a vegetation clearing approval or biodiversity certification has been granted in reliance on the report.

(4) A biodiversity assessment report may be prepared by an accredited person even though a different report has been prepared by another accredited person.