New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

NATIVE VEGETATION CONSERVATION ACT 1997

- As at 18 November 2005
- Act 133 of 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Definitions and notes
   5.      Definition of “clearing”
   6.      Definition of “native vegetation”
   7.      State protected land
   8.      Designation of regions
   9.      Land excluded from operation of Act
   10.     Certain other land excluded from operation of Act: Schedules 1 and 2
   11.     Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2
   12.     Clearing excluded from operation of Act

   PART 2 - CLEARING NATIVE VEGETATION AND CLEARING PROTECTED LAND
   Note

           Division 1 - General provisions

   13.     Definition
   14.     Consent authority for clearing
   15.     Granting of development consent
   16.     Relationship with Part 5 of EPA Act
   17.     Offence of contravening this Part

           Division 2 - Land subject to regional vegetation management plan

   18.     Clearing native vegetation on land subject to plan
   19.     Clearing regional protected land
   20.     Clearing not affected by other instruments or Acts

           Division 3 - Land not subject to regional vegetation management plan

   21.     Clearing native vegetation on land not subject to plan
   22.     Clearing State protected land
   23.     Clearing not affected by other instruments or Acts

   PART 3 - REGIONAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLANS
   Note

   24.     Preparation of plan
   25.     Contents of plan
   26.     Consultation with Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife
   27.     Matters to be dealt with in plan
   28.     Notification and consultation
   29.     Public exhibition of draft plan
   30.     Submissions
   31.     Submission of draft plan and report to Minister
   32.     Consultation with Minister for the Environment and Advisory Council
   33.     Making of plan
   34.     Commencement and duration of plan
   35.     Amendment and repeal of plan
   36.     Status of regional vegetation management plan

   PART 4 - NATIVE VEGETATION CODES OF PRACTICE
   Note

   37.     Preparation of draft code
   38.     Contents of code
   39.     Adoption and amendment of code by regulation

   PART 5 - PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
   Note

   39A.    Definition
   40.     Making of property agreement
   41.     Nature of property agreement
   42.     Contents of property agreements
   43.     Duration and variation of property agreement
   44.     Registered property agreement to run with land
   45.     Enforcement of property agreement

   PART 6 - OTHER CONSERVATION AND REMEDIAL MEASURES

   46.     Director-General may make “stop work” order
   47.     Directions for remedial work
   48.     Appeals under this Part
   49.     Prior notification not required
   50.     Power to obtain information

   PART 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Regional Vegetation Committees

   51.     Establishment of Regional Vegetation Committee
   52.     Functions of Regional Vegetation Committee
   53.     Dissolution of Regional Vegetation Committee

           Division 2 - Native Vegetation Advisory Council

   54.     Establishment of Advisory Council
   55.     Functions of Advisory Council

           Division 3 - Native Vegetation Management Fund

   56.     Establishment of Fund
   57.     Investment of money in Fund

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   58.     Act binds Crown
   59.     Appointment of authorised officers
   60.     Delegation of functions
   61.     Powers of entry and inspection
   62.     Service of notices
   63.     Restraint of breaches of this Act
   64.     Proceedings for offences
   65.     Offences by corporations
   66.     Evidence
   67.     Regulations
   68.     Savings and transitional provisions
   69.     (Repealed)
   70.     Repeal of SEPP 46
   71.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           Schedule 5 (Repealed)