New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

JERVIS BAY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1996 - REG 9

9 How to use this plan

Note: Jervis Bay’s natural and cultural values can be preserved if the consequences of a proposal are appreciated and understood. Cultural values include early settlement structures and Aboriginal archaeological sites, such as rock paintings and middens or places of spiritual significance. Natural values include vegetation, creeks, significant rock outcrops and wetlands. This plan sets out a process for designing or assessing a proposal so that its consequences can be understood and managed.

(a) describe the natural and cultural values of the site affected by the proposal,

(b) evaluate the significance of these values within the Jervis Bay context,

(c) assess the impact of the proposal on those values identified, both within the site and the Jervis Bay context,

(d) provide details on how the immediate and cumulative impacts of the proposal will be managed, to achieve the aims of this plan.

Note: The degree of detail provided in this process will be specific to each proposal. The consent or determining authority will provide guidance on the suitable level of detail needed. If the development is designated development, then the Director-General of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning will provide the requirements for the environmental impact statement.