New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WINGECARRIBEE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1989 - REG 38H

38H Clearing

(1) A person shall not remove any vegetation, other than environmental weeds and noxious plants, from the Joadja site except with the approval of the council.

(2) The council shall not grant an approval required by subclause (1), unless it considers that:

(a) the vegetation represents a risk to the long term conservation of items of environmental heritage,

(b) the vegetation is likely to cause risk to the safety of property or persons, or both,

(c) removal of the vegetation will be restricted to an absolute minimum and is required only so as to allow the erection of a dwelling-house, or

(d) the vegetation does not have significant “habitat” value for native fauna.