New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLANTATIONS AND REAFFORESTATION ACT 1999 - SECT 34

34 Evaluation of impact on unique or special wildlife values

(1) As soon as the Minister is notified under this Part, or otherwise becomes aware, of the impact or likely impact of plantation operations on unique or special wildlife values of any land within an authorised plantation, the Minister is to arrange:

(a) for an evaluation of any such impact or likely impact to be carried out, and

(b) for a report to be provided on the matters specified in subsection (2).

The Minister is to notify the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 of those arrangements.

(2) The report is to deal with the following matters:

(a) the existence and extent of unique or special wildlife values,

(b) the extent to which plantation operations are likely to have an adverse impact on unique or special wildlife values,

(c) whether plantation operations in all or part of the authorised plantation must be prevented, suspended for a period or modified so as to minimise the adverse impact on unique or special wildlife values,

(d) in the case of an authorised timber plantation-the extent of the direct financial loss, if any, arising from harvesting operations on the plantation being so delayed, restricted or prevented altogether in order to protect unique or special wildlife values.

(3) The Minister may, by notice in writing to the owner or manager of the authorised plantation, direct that plantation operations are to be suspended in all or part of the plantation for a specified period or periods pending the determination of the matter under this Part. Any such direction has effect as a condition of the authorisation.