New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NATIVE VEGETATION REGULATION 2005 - REG 29

29 Special requirements when PVP approved on the basis of varied data or expert assessment

If a PVP that proposes broadscale clearing of native vegetation is approved by the Minister on the basis of the use of data for the purposes of the Assessment Methodology that has been varied in accordance with the Assessment Methodology or on the basis that an accredited expert has, in accordance with clause 27, assessed and certified that in the accredited expert’s opinion the proposed clearing will improve or maintain environmental outcomes, the Minister must:

(a) publish within 10 business days after the decision the Minister’s reasons for the decision to approve the PVP, and

(b) make publicly available the reports of any expert assessment of the clearing proposal or data relevant to the proposal, and

(c) make a record of any variations made to the data used for the purposes of the Assessment Methodology together with a record of the results of the initial assessment and the assessment using the varied data, and

(d) retain the records made under paragraph (c) for the duration of the PVP.