New South Wales Consolidated Acts

THREATENED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT 1995 - SECT 40

40 Preparation of recommendation for identification of critical habitat

(1) After considering the Scientific Committee’s advice, the Director-General must, if the Director-General considers that it is possible to identify the critical habitat of an endangered species, population or ecological community or critically endangered species or ecological community, prepare a recommendation for identification of the area or areas of land comprising the critical habitat of that species, population or ecological community.

(2) In so doing, the Director-General must consider the likely social and economic consequences of the making of the recommendation in the manner proposed.