New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIVE VEGETATION ACT 2003 - SECT 5

5 Land excluded from operation of Act

(1) This Act does not apply to the following land:

(a) the land described or referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (National park estate and other conservation areas),

(b) the land described or referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (State forestry land),

(c) the land described or referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (Urban areas),

(d) biodiversity certified land (within the meaning of Part 7AA of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 ).

(2) The regulations may amend Schedule 1.

(3) A regulation amending Schedule 1 to extend the area of land described or referred to in that Schedule is not to be made unless the Minister certifies to the Governor that adequate provision has been made in environmental planning instruments or other statutory instruments applying to that additional area for the conservation and management of native vegetation.

Note: If land is excluded from the operation of this Act, the land will continue to be subject to any local environmental plan that applies to the land.