BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 9.1 Public consultation required on documents under this Act to which Division applies

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 9.1

9.1 Public consultation required on documents under this Act to which Division applies

(1) This Division applies to the following (a
"public consultation document" )--

(a) a proposed declaration of an area as an area of outstanding biodiversity value,

(b) a proposed code of practice that is to be made by the Minister under section 2.9,

(c) a strategy included in the Biodiversity Conservation Program in relation to a threatened species or ecological community,

(d) the Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy,

(e) the biodiversity assessment method,

(f) the scheme for the accreditation of persons to prepare biodiversity assessment reports.

(2) Public consultation in accordance with this Division is required before a public consultation document is made.

(3) A reference in this Division to making a public consultation document includes a reference to issuing, adopting or publishing a public consultation document.