New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RICHMOND RIVER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1992 - REG 7F

7F Environmentally sensitive areas excluded-Richmond Valley

(1) This clause only applies in relation to land within the local government area of Richmond Valley.

(2) Exempt or complying development must not be carried out on any environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development.

(3) For the purposes of this clause, "environmentally sensitive area for exempt or complying development" means any of the following:

(a) the coastal waters of the State,

(b) a coastal lake,

(c) land to which State Environmental Planning Policy No 14-Coastal Wetlands or State Environmental Planning Policy No 26-Littoral Rainforests applies,

(d) land reserved as an aquatic reserve under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 or as a marine park under the Marine Parks Act 1997 ,

(e) land within a wetland of international significance declared under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands or within a World heritage area declared under the World Heritage Convention,

(f) land within 100 metres of land to which paragraph (c), (d) or (e) applies,

(g) land identified in this or any other environmental planning instrument as being of high Aboriginal cultural significance or high biodiversity significance,

(h) land reserved as a state conservation area under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 ,

(i) land reserved or dedicated under the Crown Lands Act 1989 for the preservation of flora, fauna, geological formations or for other environmental protection purposes,

(j) land identified as being critical habitat under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 .