Native Vegetation Amendment (Local Land Services) Regulation 2013 (NSW)

New South Wales

Native Vegetation Amendment (Local Land

Services) Regulation 2013

under the

Native Vegetation Act 2003

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Native Vegetation Act 2003.

ROBYN PARKER, MP

Minister for the Environment

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013 as a consequence of the enactment of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (the substantial provisions of which commence on 1 January 2014) by:

(a)	replacing references to catchment management authorities (which will be abolished) with references to the statutory corporation known as Local Land Services (which will take over their functions), and
(b)	replacing references to eradication orders and pest control orders under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 (which will be repealed) with references to such orders under the Local Land Services Act 2013, and
(c)	updating a reference to the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology published by the Minister, a new edition of which will be adopted, incorporating changes made as a consequence of the abolition of catchment management authorities.

This Regulation is made under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, including section 51 (the general regulation-making power).

Native Vegetation Amendment (Local Land Services) Regulation

2013

under the

Native Vegetation Act 2003

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Native Vegetation Amendment (Local Land Services)
Regulation 2013.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 January 2014 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Native Vegetation Regulation 2013

[1]      Clause 8 Draft PVPs

Omit “the relevant catchment management authority” from clause 8 (2).
Insert instead “Local Land Services”.

[2]      Clause 12 Information about PVPs and development consents

Omit “the catchment management authority in the area of operations” from clause 12 (2).

Insert instead “Local Land Services in the region (within the meaning of the Local Land
Services Act 2013)”.

[3]      Clauses 12 (3) and 46 (2)

Omit “A catchment management authority” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Local Land Services”.

[4]      Clause 16 Adoption of Minister’s Assessment Methodology

Omit “4 March 2011” from clause 16 (2). Insert instead “29 November 2013”.

[5]      Clauses 20 (3) (b) and 44 (1) (b)

Omit “area of operations of the catchment management authority” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “region (within the meaning of the Local Land Services Act 2013)”.

[6]      Clause 20 (4)

Omit “any catchment management authority in which land covered by the policy is situated”.

Insert instead “Local Land Services”.

[7]      Clause 46 Publication of orders

Omit “that relate to any land in its area of operations” from clause 46 (2).

[8]      Clauses 52 and 59 (f)

Omit “Part 11 of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Part 10 of the Local Land Services Act 2013”.