Local Land Services Amendment (Critically Endangered Ecological Communities) Regulation 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Local Land Services Amendment (Critically

Endangered Ecological Communities)

Regulation 2019

under the

Local Land Services Act 2013

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and on the joint recommendation of the Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales and the Minister for Energy and Environment, has made the following Regulation under the Local Land Services

Act 2013.

ADAM MARSHALL, MP MATTHEW KEAN, MP

Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales Minister for Energy and Environment

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend Schedule 5A to the Local Land Services Act 2013 to allow some clearing of native vegetation on regulated land that contains the following critically endangered ecological communities under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016:

(a)	Monaro Tableland Cool Temperate Grassy Woodland in the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion,
(b)	Werriwa Tablelands Cool Temperate Grassy Woodland in the South Eastern Highlands and South East Corner Bioregions.

This Regulation is made under the Local Land Services Act 2013, including sections 60R, 60ZP and 206
(the general regulation-making power).

Local Land Services Amendment (Critically Endangered Ecological Communities) Regulation 2019 [NSW]

Local Land Services Amendment (Critically Endangered

Ecological Communities) Regulation 2019

under the

Local Land Services Act 2013

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Local Land Services Amendment (Critically Endangered

Ecological Communities) Regulation 2019.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Local Land Services Amendment (Critically Endangered Ecological Communities) Regulation 2019 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of Local Land Services Act 2013 No 51

Schedule 1	Amendment of Local Land Services Act 2013 No
51

[1]      Schedule 5A Allowable activities clearing of native vegetation

Insert at the end of clause 34 (1) (b):

, and

(c)

the only clearing of native vegetation that is authorised on category 2-regulated land (other than land that is category 2-sensitive regulated land) that contains either of the following critically endangered ecological communities under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016:

(i)	Monaro Tableland Cool Temperate Grassy Woodland in the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion,
(ii)	Werriwa Tablelands Cool Temperate Grassy Woodland in the South Eastern Highlands and South East Corner Bioregions.

[2]      Schedule 5A, clause 34 (2) (d)

Insert at the end of clause 34 (2) (c):

, or

(d) land that is subject to a private native forestry plan and designated as category 2-regulated land (other than land that is designated as category 2-sensitive regulated land) that contains either of the critically endangered ecological communities referred to in subclause (1) (c).

[3]      Schedule 5A, clause 35 (1) (c)

Insert at the end of clause 35 (1) (b):

or

(c) on category 2-regulated land (other than land that is category 2-sensitive regulated land) that contains either of the critically endangered ecological communities referred to in clause 34 (1) (c),

[4]      Schedule 5A, clause 35 (1A) (d)

Insert at the end of clause 35 (1A) (c):

, or

(d) land that is subject to a private native forestry plan and designated as category 2-regulated land (other than land that is designated as category 2-sensitive regulated land) that contains either of the critically endangered ecological communities referred to in clause 34 (1) (c).