Native Vegetation Conservation (Designation of Regions) Order 2003 (NSW)

2003 No 521

New South Wales

Native Vegetation Conservation

(Designation of Regions) Order 2003

under the

Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997

I, Craig John Knowles, Minister for Natural Resources make the following

Order under section 8 of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997.

Dated, this 26th day of May 2003.

CRAIG KNOWLES, M.P.,

Minister for Natural Resources

Explanatory note
The objects of this Order are:

(a)	to affirm the designation of certain existing regions under the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 as regions with the names specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, and
(b)	to alter the boundaries of certain regions under that Act (namely, the regions known as Hunter, Liverpool Plains, North Western Slopes and Nundle).
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Clause 1	Native Vegetation Conservation (Designation of Regions) Order 2003

Native Vegetation Conservation (Designation of

Regions) Order 2003

under the

Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997

1      Name of Order

This Order is the Native Vegetation Conservation (Designation of
Regions) Order 2003.

2      Designation of regions

The parts of the State described in Schedule 1 are designated under section 8 of the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 as regions for the purposes of that Act under the names specified in that Schedule.

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Regions	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Regions

(Clause 2)

Brewarrina Region

The whole of the local government area of Brewarrina.

Central Coast Region

The whole of the local government areas of Gosford City, Lake

Macquarie City and Wyong.

Clarence Region

The whole of the local government areas of Copmanhurst, Grafton

City, Maclean and Pristine Waters.

Greater Illawarra–Southern Highlands Region

The whole of the local government areas of Kiama, Shellharbour City, Shoalhaven City, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly and Wollongong City.

Hunter Region

The whole of the local government areas of Cessnock City, Dungog, Maitland City, Merriwa, Muswellbrook, Newcastle City, Scone and Singleton, and so much of the local government area of Murrurundi as is shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 Part of Murrurundi in Hunter Region” held in the Newcastle Office of the Department of Sustainable Natural Resources.

Inverell–Yallaroi Region

The whole of the local government areas of Inverell and Yallaroi.

Karuah–Great Lakes Region

The whole of the local government areas of Great Lakes and Port

Stephens.

Liverpool Plains Region

The whole of the local government areas of Gunnedah and Quirindi, and the parts of the local government areas of Murrurundi and Parry shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Native Vegetation

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Schedule 1 Regions

Conservation Act 1997 Part of Murrurundi & Parry in Liverpool Plains Region” held in the Tamworth Office of the Department of Sustainable Natural Resources.

Lower Macquarie–Castlereagh Region

The whole of the local government areas of Coonamble, Dubbo

City, Gilgandra, Narromine and Warren.

Manning Region

The whole of the local government areas of Gloucester and Greater

Taree City.

Mid Lachlan Region

The whole of the local government areas of Bland, Forbes, Parkes and Weddin and the part of the local government area of Lachlan south of the Lachlan River.

Moree Region

The whole of the local government area of Moree Plains.

Narrabri–Coonabarabran-Coolah Region

The whole of the local government areas of Coolah, Coonabarabran and Narrabri.

Northern Tablelands Region

The whole of the local government areas of Armidale Dumaresq,

Glen Innes, Guyra, Severn, Uralla and Walcha.

North Lachlan–Bogan Region

The whole of the local government area of Bogan and that part of the local government area of Lachlan north of the Lachlan River.

North Western Slopes Region

The whole of the local government areas of Barraba, Bingara, Manilla and Tamworth City and so much of the local government area of Parry as is shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 Part Parry in North Western Slopes Region” held in the Tamworth Office of the Department of Sustainable Natural Resources.

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Regions	Schedule 1
Nundle Region

The whole of the local government area of Nundle and so much of the local government area of Parry as is shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997 Part Parry in Nundle Region” held in the Tamworth Office of the Department of Sustainable Natural Resources.

Richmond Region

The whole of the local government areas of Ballina, Kyogle,

Lismore City and Richmond Valley.

Riverina Highlands Region

The whole of the local government areas of Holbrook, Tumbarumba and Tumut, and those parts east of the Hume Highway of the local government areas of Gundagai, Hume and Wagga Wagga City.

Tenterfield Region

The whole of the local government area of Tenterfield.

Walgett Region

The whole of the local government area of Walgett.

Western Riverina Region

The whole of the local government areas of Berrigan, Carrathool, Conargo, Deniliquin, Griffith City, Hay, Jerilderie, Leeton, Murray, Murrumbidgee and Wakool.

BY AUTHORITY

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