New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLANTATIONS AND REAFFORESTATION ACT 1999 - SECT 19

19 Related regulatory approvals for authorised plantations

(1) This section applies to approvals and other authorities obtained under other Acts for the purposes of plantation operations on authorised plantations.

Note: The authorities concerned, which have not been integrated into the authorisation granted under this Act by Part 6, may only be applicable in the case of some plantations. They include licences and approvals under the Water Management Act 2000 , environment protection licences under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , excavation permits under section 141 of the Heritage Act 1977 and authorities in connection with Aboriginal relics or places under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

(2) The Minister may act as the agent of an applicant for authorisation for the purpose of obtaining any such authority.

(3) For that purpose, the Minister may provide to an agency from whom such an authorisation is sought any relevant information contained in the application for authorisation under this Act.

(4) If the agency that grants such an authorisation is authorised to delegate the granting of the authorisation to an officer of the agency, the agency may delegate the granting of the authorisation to the Minister or to an officer of a Department administered by the Minister.